Nature's Revelations of Character
Title | Nature's Revelations of Character PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Simms |
Publisher | |
Pages | 648 |
Release | 1879 |
Genre | Physiognomy |
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American Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated
Title | American Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 622 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Phrenology |
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The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health
Title | The Phrenological Journal and Science of Health PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 614 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | Phrenology |
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Twelve Lectures
Title | Twelve Lectures PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Simms |
Publisher | |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1873 |
Genre | Physiognomy |
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Education on Physiognomical Principles
Title | Education on Physiognomical Principles PDF eBook |
Author | J. Simms |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2023-10-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 3385202914 |
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
Physiognomy at the Crossroad of Magic, Science, and the Arts
Title | Physiognomy at the Crossroad of Magic, Science, and the Arts PDF eBook |
Author | Massimo Ciavolella |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 2024-09-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3111240673 |
The essays examine how the study of facial features or expressions as indicative of character or ethnicity, has evolved from the crossroad of magic, religion and primitive medicine to present-day cultural concern for wellness and beauty. In this context, the discoveries of cranio-facial neurophysiology and psychology and the practice of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery have a centuries-old relationship with physiognomy. As the study of outward appearances evolved from its classical roots and self-representations through 18th- and 19th-century adaptations in fiction and travelogues, it gradually became a scientific discipline. Along the way, physiognomy was associated with phrenology and craniology and promoted eugenic policies. Tainted with racial bigotry and biological determinism, it was trapped within questions of delinquency, monstrosity and posthumanism. Throughout its history, physiognomy played both positive and negative roles in the evolution of significant aspects of the socio-cultural order in the West that merit update and in-depth study. The contributions follow a chronological and intertwining sequence to encompass physiognomic expressions in art, literature, spirituality, science, philosophy and cultural studies.
General Catalogue of the Library of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: Authors
Title | General Catalogue of the Library of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society: Authors PDF eBook |
Author | Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Library |
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Pages | 1032 |
Release | 1917 |
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