Gerolemou, Maria
(ed.)
Editorial: Liverpool University Press
Número de páginas: 304 págs.
Fecha de edición: 30-11-2023
EAN: 9781802078602
ISBN: 978-1-80207-860-2
Precio (sin IVA): 117,67 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 122,38 €
A collection of papers that introduces the notion of the technosoma (techno body) into discussions on the representations of the body in classical antiquity. By applying the category of the technosoma to the ‘natural’ body, this volume explicitly narrows down the discussion of the technical and the natural to the physiological body. In doing so, the present collection focuses on body technologies in the specific form of beautification and body enhancement techniques, as well as medical and surgical treatments