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DWARFS IN ANCIENT EGYPT AND GREECE
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| By: |
Veronique Dasen |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£290.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
019814699X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780198146995 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 November, 1993 |
| Series: |
Oxford Monographs on Classical Archaeology |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
Examines dwarfs in myth and everyday life in ancient Egypt and Greece. This study brings together a range of little known iconographic, epigraphic, literary, and anthropological evidence. It covers areas such as the history of caricature and the portrait; medical history, and in particular the development of the perception of congenital disorders. |
| Synopsis: |
Veronique Dasen here examines dwarfs in myth and everyday life in ancient Egypt and Greece. In both cultures physical beauty was highly admired, even to excess. What happened to those whose appearance did not conform to the 'ideal proportion'? The spectacular forms of dwarfism were always a focus of interest, and it is the most depicted disorder in antiquity. In this study Dr Dasen brings together for the first time a whole range of mostly unpublished or little known iconographic, epigraphic, literary, and anthropological evidence. She covers areas such as the history of caricature and the portrait; medical history, in particular the development of the perception of congenital disorders; social history; and history of religion, with questions on the magical and ritual efficacy of the malformed in sacred and theatrical contexts. She considers also the complex relations between mythology and ethnography, as shown, for example, in the Greek myth of the Pygmies. This is a fascinating work, with a wealth of insights for anyone interested in the history of medicine or the ancient world. |
| Illustrations: |
frontispiece, 80 black and white plates, halftone and line figures |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Clarendon Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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