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The Physiognomy

Author : Jeffrey Ford
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1473226902
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book The Physiognomy written by Jeffrey Ford and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Well-Built City, Master Drachton Below's power is absolute, and he will not hesitate to use it. His primary method of control is through his physiognomists, who are trained to read a person's face and body, perceiving that person's past and secrets-and even events yet to come. These seers are the judges and jury. Now Drachton has found something that could extend his reign for eternity: a fruit that bestows immortality. To investigate its whereabouts, Below sends cold, collected physiognomist Cley to the remote mining town of Anamasobia. One at a time Cley interrogates the townspeople, performing his usual fact finding without issue. That is, until he meets the beautiful and bright Arla, who harbors a secret that could potentially turn Cley's world upside down-and topple the Well-Built City itself. A Kafkaesque journey into the unknown, The Physiognomy is an award-winning trip through a land where the line between reality and imagination is constantly blurred.

Reading the Face

Author : Norbert Glas
Publisher : Temple Lodge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1902636937
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book Reading the Face written by Norbert Glas and published by Temple Lodge Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a boy traveling to school by streetcar, Norbert Glas often passed the time by studying the faces of his fellow passengers, pondering the significance of the shapes and contours of their noses, eyes, and mouths. Later in life, after becoming a medical doctor and a student of Rudolf Steiner's spiritual science, Glas gained greater insight into the mysteries of human physiognomy. In Reading the Face, the first translation into English of his seminal work, Glas begins by defining the three parts of the human face and explaining the importance of their relative proportions. A face that is more pronounced in any of these areas tends to indicate certain personality traits and specific physiological characteristics. People with a strong mouth and chin, for example, tend to have a strong will and an active, driven, and assertive nature. With the help of many photos and drawings, Glas presents the physiognomy of three basic types and analyses the specifics of the head, forehead, ears, eyes, mouth, and nose. Reading the Face will be valuable to doctors, teachers, and anyone who wants to better understand, accept, and love others.

Seeing the Face, Seeing the Soul

Author : Simon Swain
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191569496
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Seeing the Face, Seeing the Soul written by Simon Swain and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-03-09 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polemon of Laodicea (near modern Denizli, south-west Turkey) was a wealthy Greek aristocrat and a key member of the intellectual movement known as the Second Sophistic. Among his works was the Physiognomy, a manual on how to tell character from appearance, thus enabling its readers to choose friends and avoid enemies on sight. Its formula of detailed instruction and personal reminiscence proved so successful that the book was re-edited in the fourth century by Adamantius in Greek, translated and adapted by an unknown Latin author of the same era, and translated in the early Middle Ages into Syriac and Arabic. The surviving versions of Adamantius, Anonymus Latinus, and the Leiden Arabic more than make up for the loss of the original. The present volume is the work of a team of leading Classicists and Arabists. The main surviving versions in Greek and Latin are translated into English for the first time. The Leiden Arabic translation is authoritatively re-edited and translated, as is a sample of the alternative Arabic Polemon. The texts and translations are introduced by a series of masterly studies that tell the story of the origins, function, and legacy of Polemon's work, a legacy especially rich in Islam. The story of the Physiognomy is the story of how one man's obsession with identifying enemies came to be taken up in the fascinating transmission of Greek thought into Arabic.

The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases

Author : Alexander Morison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Physiognomy of Mental Diseases written by Alexander Morison and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Physiognomy

Author : Leila Holt Lomax
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Physiognomy written by Leila Holt Lomax and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Essay on the Physiognomy of Serpents

Author : Hermann Schlegel
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385119812
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (851 download)

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Download or read book Essay on the Physiognomy of Serpents written by Hermann Schlegel and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-04 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

An essay on the physiognomy and physiology of the present inhabitants of Britain, with reference to their origin, as Goths and Celts

Author : Thomas Price
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Book Synopsis An essay on the physiognomy and physiology of the present inhabitants of Britain, with reference to their origin, as Goths and Celts by : Thomas Price

Download or read book An essay on the physiognomy and physiology of the present inhabitants of Britain, with reference to their origin, as Goths and Celts written by Thomas Price and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

About Faces

Author : Sharrona Pearl
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674054400
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (544 download)

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Download or read book About Faces written by Sharrona Pearl and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When nineteenth-century Londoners looked at each other, what did they see, and how did they want to be seen? Sharrona Pearl reveals the way that physiognomy, the study of facial features and their relationship to character, shaped the way that people understood one another and presented themselves. Physiognomy was initially a practice used to get information about others, but soon became a way to self-consciously give information--on stage, in print, in images, in research, and especially on the street. Moving through a wide range of media, Pearl shows how physiognomical notions rested on instinct and honed a kind of shared subjectivity. She looks at the stakes for framing physiognomy--a practice with a long history--as a science in the nineteenth century. By showing how physiognomy gave people permission to judge others, Pearl holds up a mirror both to Victorian times and our own.

Physiognomy

Author : Quyen Quang Tran
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537570938
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Physiognomy written by Quyen Quang Tran and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are your first impressions of others often wrong? Do you wish you could be luckier in love? Physiognomy, or the art of reading a person's features, is commonly used in Asian cultures to help people plan for success and steer clear of heartache and frustration. It is also considered enormously helpful when choosing friends, business partners, and romantic interests. Physiognomy can be used not only to discern a person's character and personality, but also to glimpse his or her fate. For example, by reading a special feature on a person, skilled physiognomists can predict whether this person will have a long life, marital happiness, good health, or fame. With the help of physiognomist Quyen Quang Tran, you can learn to use physiognomy in all walks of life. You can also use it to divine what fate may have in store for you and others: success or failure, sickness or health, marital bliss or conflict, or good or bad fortune. Author Quyen Quang Tran has practiced physiognomy for over fifty years. Now, in Physiognomy: The Art of Reading People, he presents fundamental concepts and skills to help others learn this life-changing science. Tran explains the fundamentals of reading the forms on the face and on the body as well as interpreting the voice, color, and countenance of an individual. He includes hundreds of illustrations to help readers identify and read various features on the face and on the body of a person. A special chapter of the book is for the discussion of dozens of readings conducted by Tran's mentor, Mr. Ngo Hung Dien. These stories illustrate the practical applications of physiognomy on people in their own lives. Physiognomy: The Art of Reading People is a thorough guide to the fundamentals. Topics include: observing and interpreting a person's physical forms, his/her color, voice, and countenance, grouping the physiognomic features into sets, and applying physiognomy to daily life of any individual to contemplate. The book also includes forty detailed case studies to illustrate the practical uses of physiognomy. Whether you're seeking insights into your friends or your fate, Physiognomy will offer you a fresh perspective to live a life that you are looking for. "

Comparative Physiognomy

Author : James W. Redfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Physiognomy written by James W. Redfield and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

About Face

Author : Richard T. Gray
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814331798
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book About Face written by Richard T. Gray and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical history of physiognomic thought in German-speaking Europe that traces the roots of twentieth-century racial profiling to the Enlightenment.

Physiognomy and the Meaning of Expression in Nineteenth-Century Culture

Author : Lucy Hartley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521022422
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book Physiognomy and the Meaning of Expression in Nineteenth-Century Culture written by Lucy Hartley and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a 2001 study of the emergence of physiognomy as a form of popular science.

Essays on Physiognomy

Author : Johann Caspar Lavater
Publisher : Hansebooks
ISBN 13 : 9783337853563
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book Essays on Physiognomy written by Johann Caspar Lavater and published by Hansebooks. This book was released on 2019-11-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on Physiognomy - Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind. Vol. 2, Part 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1792. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Physiognomy in Ming China: Fortune and the Body

Author : Xing Wang
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004429557
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Physiognomy in Ming China: Fortune and the Body written by Xing Wang and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Physiognomy in Ming China: Fortune and the Body, Xing Wang provides an extensive reading of the Ming (1368-1644 C. E.) texts of a well-known body divination technique ‘xiangshu’ (physiognomy), and investigates its unique ‘somatic cosmology’ in Ming religious and intellectual context.

Face Reading

Author : Timothy T. Mar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Face Reading written by Timothy T. Mar and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the theoretical basis of Chinese physiognomy and the symbolic meaning of various facial features to guide the layman in face reading.

Reading Bodies

Author : Callie Callon
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567684423
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book Reading Bodies written by Callie Callon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Callie Callon investigates how some early Christian authors utilized physiognomic thought as rhetorical strategy, particularly with respect to persuasion. Callon shows how this encompassed denigrating theological opponents and forging group boundaries (invective against heretics or defence of Christians), self-representation to demonstrate the moral superiority of early Christians to Greco-Roman outsiders, and the cultivation of collective self-identity. The work begins with an overview of how physiognomy was used in broader antiquity as a component of persuasion. Callon then examines how physiognomic thought was employed by early Christians and how physiognomic tropes were employed to “prove” their orthodoxy and moral superiority. Building on the conclusions of the earlier chapters, Callon then focuses on the representation of the physiognomies of early Christian martyrs, before addressing the problem of the acceptance or even promotion of the idea of a physically lacklustre Jesus by the same authors who otherwise utilize traditional physiognomic thought.

The Body as a Mirror of the Soul

Author : Lisa Devriese
Publisher : Leuven University Press
ISBN 13 : 9462702926
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book The Body as a Mirror of the Soul written by Lisa Devriese and published by Leuven University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physiognomy, the history of racial classifications, and the interplay between natural philosophy, medicine, and ethics The idea of the body as a mirror of the soul has fascinated mankind throughout history. Being able to see through an individual, and drawing conclusions on their character solely based on a selection of external features, is the subject of physiognomy, and has a long tradition running well into recent times. However, the pre-modern, especially medieval background of this discipline has remained underexplored. The selected case studies in this volume each contribute to a better understanding of the history of physiognomy from antiquity to the Renaissance, and offer discussions on unedited treatises and on the application, development, and reception of this field of knowledge, as well as on visual sources inspired by physiognomic theory. Contributors: Enikő Békés (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Joël Biard (University of Tours), Lisa Devriese (KU Leuven), Maria Fernanda Ferrini (University of Macerata), Christophe Grellard (École Pratique des Hautes Études), Luís Campos Ribeiro (University of Lisbon), Maria Michela Sassi (University of Pisa), Oleg Voskoboynikov (Higher School of Economics Moscow), Steven J. Williams (New Mexico Highlands University), Joseph Ziegler (University of Haifa), Gabriella Zuccolin (University of Pavia)