Seeing the Face, Seeing the Soul
polemon's physiognomy from classical antiquity to medieval islam
$360.35
- Hardcover
712 pages
- Release Date
8 March 2007
Summary
Seeing the Soul: Unveiling Character Through Ancient Physiognomy
Polemon of Laodicea, a prominent Greek aristocrat and intellectual figure of the Second Sophistic, authored the influential Physiognomy, a manual for discerning character from physical appearance. This guide empowered readers to strategically choose friends and evade enemies based solely on sight.
The book’s winning formula of detailed instruction and personal anecdotes led to its re-editing in the fou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199291533 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199291535 |
| Author: | Jas Elsner, Antonella Ghersetti, Ian Repath, Robert Hoyland, Simon Swain, George Boys-Stones |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 712 |
| Release Date: | 8 March 2007 |
| Weight: | 1.18kg |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 165mm x 44mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A huge effort…has gone into this beautifully produced, collaborative project on ancient Greek physiognomy and its reception in medieval Islamic society. M F Burnyeat, Times Literary Supplement
About The Author
Jas Elsner
Simon Swain is Professor of Classics at the University of Warwick. George Boys-Stones is Lecturer in Classics, University of Durham. Jas Elsner is Humfry Payne Senior Research Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Antonella Ghersetti is Lecturer, Universita Ca’ Foscari, Venice. Robert Hoyland is Reader in Arabic and Middle East Studies, School of History, University of St Andrews. Ian Repath is Lecturer in Classics, University of Wales at Lampeter.
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