{"product_id":"embodied-lives-rosemary-a-joyce-9780415253116","title":"Embodied Lives:: Figuring Ancient Maya and Egyptian Experience","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosemary a. Joyce, Lynn M. Meskell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041525311X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415253116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 6.48w x 0.40d","brand":"Rosemary a. Joyce","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540322545919,"sku":"9780415253116","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ee9f6b0-b7cc-4ef8-a8e2-00aec14635a9.jpg?v=1700587245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/embodied-lives-rosemary-a-joyce-9780415253116","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}