An Anthropological Guide to the Art and Philosophy of Mirror Gazing: (Thinking in the World)
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An Anthropological Guide to the Art and Philosophy of Mirror Gazing: (Thinking in the World)

An Anthropological Guide to the Art and Philosophy of Mirror Gazing: (Thinking in the World)

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Maria Danae Koukouti (Author) Lambros Malafouris (Author)  

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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? This 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. The 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. 33 bw illus
Lambros Malafouris is Associate Professor of Cognitive Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, Tutorial Fellow at Hertford College, and Fellow by Special Election at Keble College, University of Oxford, UK.Maria Danae Koukouti is Research Assistant at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK.
  • Contributor: Maria Danae Koukouti
  • Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
  • ISBN13: 9781350135154
  • Number of Pages: 200
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Packaged Weight: 458
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Release Date: 2020-09-03
  • Series: Thinking in the World
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Lambros Malafouris is Associate Professor of Cognitive Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, Tutorial Fellow at Hertford College, and Fellow by Special Election at Keble College, University of Oxford, UK.Maria Danae Koukouti is Research Assistant at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK.

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