{"product_id":"embodied-lives-figuring-ancient-maya-and-egyptian-experience-paperback","title":"Embodied Lives: Figuring Ancient Maya and Egyptian Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosemary a. Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLynn M. Meskell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining a wide range of archaeological data, and using it to explore issues such as the sexual body, mind\/body dualism, body modification, and magical practices, Lynn Meskell and Rosemary Joyce offer a new approach to the Ancient Egyptian and Mayan understanding of embodiment. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on insights from feminist theory, art history, phenomenology, anthropology and psychoanalysis, the book takes bodily materiality as a crucial starting point to the understanding and formation of self in any society, and sheds new light on Ancient Egyptian and Maya cultures. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book shows how a comparative project can open up new lines of inquiry by raising questions about accepted assumptions as the authors draw attention to the long-term histories and specificities of embodiment, and make the case for the importance of ancient materials for contemporary theorization of the body. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor students new to the subject, and scholars already familiar with it, this will offer fresh and exciting insights into these ancient cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.14 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53263605891372,"sku":"9780415253116","price":95.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/blacksyonelmusicllc.myshopify.com\/products\/embodied-lives-figuring-ancient-maya-and-egyptian-experience-paperback","provider":"Black Syonel Music LLC Pro ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}