Living Bodies, Dead Bodies, and the Cosmos

doi:10.1628/978-3-16-163523-6

Living Bodies, Dead Bodies, and the Cosmos

Culturally Specific and Universal Concepts

Edited by Chiara Ferella, Tanja Pommerening and Ulrike Steinert

[Lebendige Körper, tote Körper und der Kosmos. Kulturspezifische und universale Konzepte.]

2024. X, 431 pages.

Ancient Cultures of Sciences and Knowledge (ASK) 3

DOI 10.1628/978-3-16-163523-6

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Which concepts about humans, their physical existence, and the world are universal, and which are culturally specific and historically diverse? This volume presents sixteen case studies from a range of disciplines, including psychology and history, which delve into concepts related to the living body, the dead body, and the cosmos found in the cultural traditions of different eras and world regions, from ancient times to the present.

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Chiara Ferella Born 1982; 2012 PhD in Classics (Greek Studies) from the University of Pisa; Associate Researcher within the DFG funded Research Training Group "Early Concepts of Humans and Nature. Universal, Specific, Interchanged" at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7525-6660

Tanja Pommerening Born 1969; 2004 PhD in Egyptology from Philipps University of Marburg; 2010 Professor of Egyptology at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz; Professor of History of Pharmacy and Medicine; Executive director of the Institute of the History of Pharmacy and Medicine at University of Marburg.

https://orcid.org/OR0000-0003-1584-564X

Ulrike Steinert Born 1976; 2007 PhD in Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Altorientalistik) from the University of Göttingen; Postdoctoral researcher at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and Principal investigator of the DFG-funded project "Akkadian and Hittite Emotions in Context" at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0025-4070