Mirror Gazing

Author : Maria Danae Koukouti,Lambros Malafouris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350135178

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An Anthropological Guide to the Art and Philosophy of Mirror Gazing by Maria Danae Koukouti,Lambros Malafouris Pdf

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.

Author : Tara Well
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781684039692

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Mirror Meditation by Tara Well Pdf

Discover the power of mirror meditation to help you awaken self-compassion, increase self-awareness, and gain the confidence needed to thrive. Seeing ourselves clearly isn’t always easy—especially in the age of social media. Technology has eroded our capacity for authentic self-reflection. As a result, we feel more anxious and depressed, have shorter attention spans, and have become more estranged from ourselves and each other. We’ve also become more critical of our physical appearance, and this self-criticism can damage our confidence and stand in the way of our happiness. In order to heal, we must come face to face with our true selves—not the images of ourselves that we alter and post online. If you're ready for self-reflection that has nothing to do with selfies, this book will reveal the way. Based in cutting-edge neuroscience, Mirror Meditation offers mindful practices for increasing your self-awareness, managing stress and emotions, developing self-compassion, and increasing your confidence and personal presence. Using the three principles of mindfulness meditation—attention to the present moment, open awareness, and kind intention toward oneself—you’ll realize just how much your self-criticisms are affecting you. Then you’ll have a choice—and a practice—to treat yourself with more self-acceptance. Self-awareness can help you break free from both your inner critic and the external world that stokes the fears and anxieties that we are never good enough, never have enough, and are never safe enough. The simple self-mirroring technique in this unique guide isn’t grounded in technology—just a commitment to be present with yourself.

Author : Warren F. Motte
Publisher : Dalkey Archive Scholarly
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1628970146

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Mirror Gazing by Warren F. Motte Pdf

Mirror Gazing is a book about reading and looking, about what people seek when they read, and about what stares back at them from the printed page. It is an archival project, based on a wealth of material collected daily by celebrated critic Warren F. Motte over thirty-five years and squirreled away for some eventual winter. It is also a love letter, a confession, a tale of deep obsession, and a cry for help addressed to anyone who takes literature seriously. "At heart, this is not just a book about mirror scenes, interesting as they are-- and they are interesting. It's also a look at passion, at collection, at personal taxonomies and the game of creating order from disorder (do we ever win that game?). It's about how we read and why we read. And it's about the Delphic maxim, "Know thyself." Motte explores how characters look for (or suddenly catch) themselves in mirrors, as well as how (or whether) the act of writing is a reflection, distorted or true, of writers themselves."-- Julie Larios, Numero Cinq"I believe (and I'm choosing my words carefully) that this is the most extraordinary book about reading I have ever read" - Jacques Jouet"Wonderfully luminous, entertaining, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging...an essential book" - Gerald Prince"Motte has collected around ten thousand mirror scenes from roughly 1,500 books. This, in and of itself, is noteworthy, but the book is not simply a reprinting of quotes from various books. It is a deeply considered analysis of what it actually means to look into a mirror. For the serious reader, this book will serve as a trip through your reading past. I was reminded--somewhat nostalgically--of much of the literature that has defined the early part of my adult life. From Nabokov to Salinger to Rilke to Calvino, the book makes its way into just about every corner of American and European literature." - Nancy Smith, YourImpossibleVoice

Author : Maria Danae Koukouti,Lambros Malafouris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781350135161

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An Anthropological Guide to the Art and Philosophy of Mirror Gazing by Maria Danae Koukouti,Lambros Malafouris Pdf

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.

Author : Shadi Bartsch
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226038353

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The Mirror of the Self by Shadi Bartsch Pdf

People in the ancient world thought of vision as both an ethical tool and a tactile sense, akin to touch. Gazing upon someone—or oneself—was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility introduced an erotic element as well. In The Mirror of the Self, Shadi Bartsch asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the classical understanding of the self. Weaving together literary theory, philosophy, and social history, Bartsch traces this complex notion of self from Plato’s Greece to Seneca’s Rome. She starts by showing how ancient authors envisioned the mirror as both a tool for ethical self-improvement and, paradoxically, a sign of erotic self-indulgence. Her reading of the Phaedrus, for example, demonstrates that the mirroring gaze in Plato, because of its sexual possibilities, could not be adopted by Roman philosophers and their students. Bartsch goes on to examine the Roman treatment of the ethical and sexual gaze, and she traces how self-knowledge, the philosopher’s body, and the performance of virtue all played a role in shaping the Roman understanding of the nature of selfhood. Culminating in a profoundly original reading of Medea, The Mirror of the Self illustrates how Seneca, in his Stoic quest for self-knowledge, embodies the Roman view, marking a new point in human thought about self-perception. Bartsch leads readers on a journey that unveils divided selves, moral hypocrisy, and lustful Stoics—and offers fresh insights about seminal works. At once sexy and philosophical, The Mirror of the Self will be required reading for classicists, philosophers, and anthropologists alike.

Author : Naomi Woodspring
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781787542365

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Baby Boomers, Age, and Beauty by Naomi Woodspring Pdf

Drawing from a variety of sources from ageing research, history and gender studies, this book is a rich exploration of the baby boomers - those coming of age in the sixties and now entering old age - the influences that have shaped how they perceive ageing appearance, define ageing and beauty, and the meaning of appearance, beauty, and identity.

Author : Laurence Coderre
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781478021612

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Newborn Socialist Things by Laurence Coderre Pdf

Contemporary China is seen as a place of widespread commodification and consumerism, while the preceeding Maoist Cultural Revolution is typically understood as a time when goods were scarce and the state criticized what little consumption was possible. Indeed, with the exception of the likeness and words of Mao Zedong, both the media and material culture of the Cultural Revolution are often characterized as a void out of which the postsocialist world of commodity consumption miraculously sprang fully formed. In Newborn Socialist Things, Laurence Coderre explores the material culture of the Cultural Revolution to show how it paved the way for commodification in contemporary China. Examining objects ranging from retail counters and porcelain statuettes to textbooks and vanity mirrors, she shows how the project of building socialism in China has always been intimately bound up with consumption. By focusing on these objects—or “newborn socialist things”—along with the Cultural Revolution’s media environment, discourses of materiality, and political economy, Coderre reconfigures understandings of the origins of present-day China.

Author : Rosemary Guiley
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Alchemy
ISBN : 9781438130002

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The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy by Rosemary Guiley Pdf

A comprehensive illustrated reference guide with more than 400 entries on the subjects of magic and alchemy.

Author : Markus Eberl
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813052090

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War Owl Falling by Markus Eberl Pdf

"Offers a unique and important perspective on Classic Maya society through the lens of innovation. Eberl’s work is richly grounded in a multidisciplinary approach that weaves archaeological data with epigraphy, iconography, and comparative social theory."--Andrew K. Scherer, author of Mortuary Landscapes of the Classic Maya: Rituals of Body and Soul "The first sustained account of innovation and creativity among the ancient Maya. A welcome addition."--Scott Hutson, author of The Ancient Urban Maya: Neighborhoods, Inequality, and Built Form Drawing on archaeological findings from the Maya lowlands, War Owl Falling shows how innovation and creativity led to social change in ancient societies. Markus Eberl discusses the ways eighth-century Maya (and Maya commoners in particular) reinvented objects and signs that were associated with nobility, including scepters, ceramic vessels, ballgame equipment, and the symbol of the owl. These inventions, he argues, reflect assertions of independence and a redistribution of power that contributed to the Maya collapse in the Late Classic period. Eberl emphasizes that individual decision-making--the ability to imagine alternate worlds and to act on that vision--plays a large role in changing social structure over time. Pinpointing where and when these Maya inventions emerged, how individuals adopted them and why, War Owl Falling connects technological and social change in a novel way.

Author : Sam Vaknin
Publisher : Narcissus Publishing
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-24
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9789989929199

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Excerpts and Case Studies from the Archives of the Narcissistic Abuse Study Group by Sam Vaknin Pdf

Hundreds of excerpts from the archives of the Narcissistic Abuse Study List regarding Pathological Narcissism, relationships with abusive narcissists and psychopaths, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).

Author : Society for Psychical Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B4147004

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Proceedings by Society for Psychical Research Pdf

Author : Society for Psychical Research (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Parapsychology
ISBN : IND:30000108460910

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Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research by Society for Psychical Research (Great Britain) Pdf

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Author : David Abrams
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802194084

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Fobbit by David Abrams Pdf

An Iraq war comedy that “is everything that terrible conflict was not: beautifully planned and perfectly executed; funny and smart and lyrical; a triumph” (Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life). Fobbit ’fä-bit, noun. Definition: A US soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2011). Pejorative. In the satirical tradition of Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, Fobbit, a New York Times Notable Book, takes us into the chaotic world of Baghdad’s Forward Operating Base Triumph. The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield—where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like a desk job. Male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox and watching NASCAR between missions, and a lot of the senior staff are more concerned about getting to the chow hall in time for the Friday night all-you-can-eat seafood special than worrying about little things like military strategy. Darkly humorous and based on the author’s own experiences in Iraq, Fobbit is a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war. “This novel nails the comedy and the pathos, the boredom and the dread, crafting the Iraq War’s answer to Catch-22.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Author : Irene McGarvie
Publisher : Nixon-Carre Limited
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1926826019

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Mirror Gazing by Irene McGarvie Pdf

Mirror gazing--or scrying--is a technique that enables a person to access information previously hidden from his or her conscious awareness. A simple black mirror can be the doorway to a whole new reality, free from the constraints of time, space, and gravity. For centuries churches have condemned mirror gazing as satanic or evil, and yet many biblical figures used a form of it to receive divine guidance.

Author : L. W. de Laurence
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781602066595

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The Mystic Test Book of the Hindu Occult Chambers by L. W. de Laurence Pdf

Contents: The Magic and Occultism of India; Hindu and Egyptian Crystal Gazing; The Hindu Magic Mirror; Astral and Spirit Sight; Clairvoyance; Inner Sight; Interior Focalization of the Mind; State of Introspection; Interior Concentration; Astral Auras; Reading in the Astral Light; Telepathy.