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Living Bodies, Dead Bodies, and the Cosmos

Culturally Specific and Universal Concepts
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This volume presents a collection of essays exploring transculturally and historically recurring conceptions of the human body and the natural world. Sixteen case studies from a range of disciplines, including psychology and history, delve into concepts related to the living body, the dead body, and the cosmos found in the cultural traditions of different eras and world regions, from ancient times to the present. The contributions highlight the mutual interrelations of human conceptions of the body and the cosmos; they explore the role of physically grounded experiences in shaping such concepts and investigate different factors contributing to the universality as well as the historical variability of these concepts.

Author Biography:

Born 1982; 2011 PhD in Classics (Greek Studies) from the University of Pisa; Associate Researcher within the DFG funded Research Training Group "Early Concepts of Humans and Nature. Universal, Specific, Interchanged" at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Born 1969; 2004 PhD in Egyptology from Philipps University of Marburg; 2010 Professor of Egyptology at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz; Professor of History of Pharmacy and Medicine; Executive director of the Institute of the History of Pharmacy and Medicine at University of Marburg. Born 1976; 2007 PhD in Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Altorientalistik) from the University of Göttingen; Postdoctoral researcher at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Principal investigator of the DFG-funded project "Akkadian and Hittite Emotions in Context" at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.
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August 30th, 2024
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  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Chiara Ferella
  • Edited by Tanja Pommerening
  • Edited by Ulrike Steinert
Pages
480
ISBN-13
9783161600852
Product ID
38707376

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