{"product_id":"an-anthropological-guide-to-the-maria-danae-koukouti-9781350202634","title":"An Anthropological Guide to the Art and Philosophy of Mirror Gazing","description":"Looking at one's face in the mirror and finding one's self in the mirror are not the same. The former capacity is something we share with other animals; the latter is a skill: something we have to learn. What does it mean and what does it take to find oneself the mirror?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a comparative anthropological enquiry into the unity and diversity of mirror gazing. The reader is encouraged to reflect upon and experiment with different mirror gazes through a range of case studies. Koukouti and Malafouris weave together anthropology with philosophy and draw on examples from literature and experiments from psychopathology in a way that has never been attempted before.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe master metaphor is that of the mirror as trap. Mirror gazing is viewed on a par with hunting. Mirroring signifies the hunt for self-knowledge. In a time obsessed with the digital self-image, Koukouti and Malafouris reflect on the structures of consciousness that underpin the different ways of looking at and through the mirror. Combining metaphor, comparison and estrangement, they gesture towards a therapeutic alliance between body and mirroring. This allows us to look in the mirror, and think of our shared humanity differently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Danae Koukouti, Lambros Malafouris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350202630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350202634\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d","brand":"Maria Danae Koukouti","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064357187839,"sku":"9781350202634","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc54e021-9936-4ce9-b92f-e89003c6dfa8.jpg?v=1685395002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-anthropological-guide-to-the-maria-danae-koukouti-9781350202634","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}