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Oxbow Books - Beautiful Bodies: Gender and Corporeal Aesthetics

Name: Oxbow Books - Beautiful Bodies: Gender and Corporeal Aesthetics
Brand: Oxbow Books
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Explore the deep connection between material culture and the evolution of beauty ideals in past societies. Beautiful Bodies: Gender and Corporeal Aesthetics in the Past offers a scholarly look at how physical appearance and beauty standards function within different historical contexts. Rather than viewing beauty as a superficial concept, this volume examines how it acts as a tool to establish and maintain gender norms across various cultures. This book addresses a growing interest in archaeology regarding how beauty is a socially constructed and culturally contingent phenomenon. By analyzing the role of material culture, the text helps readers understand the cultural relativization of bodily aesthetics. It provides a necessary perspective for those studying how ancient societies used physical standards to shape social structures and identity. This work is a significant contribution to the study of history, gender, and the archaeology of the human body.

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Examines how material culture influences the formation of beauty ideals and corporeal aesthetics in different past societies.

Analyzes the role of beauty in establishing and maintaining specific gender norms throughout history.

Provides a perspective on beauty as a culturally contingent and socially constructed phenomenon.

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Offers scholarly insights into how physical standards serve social functions rather than just aesthetic ones.

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Brand: Oxbow Books
Format: paperback
ASIN: 1789257719
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Ancient History & Civilisation > Egypt
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 15 January 2022
Listed Since: 27 August 2021

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