Description : The beauty of bodies holds a central place, with so much evidence that it is neglected at the intellectual level. Beyond its shortcomings and a certain superficiality, beauty engages practices and rituals that cross eras and cultures. Long marginalized and despised, beauty care has only recently been the subject of philosophical, sociological and anthropological studies and analyses. Therefore, it seemed necessary, through a selection of fundamental texts, to go through this history of beauty practices, proving that, even under daily or sometimes mundane forms, the showcasing of the human body is an essential necessity in history as well as in the present time.
Les grands textes de la beauté
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Authors: Commented by Dominique Paquet
Publishing House: Editions IFM/Regard
Publication Date: October 2020
Description : The beauty of bodies holds a central place, with so much evidence that it is neglected at the intellectual level. Beyond its shortcomings and a certain superficiality, beauty engages practices and rituals that cross eras and cultures. Long marginalized and despised, beauty care has only recently been the subject of philosophical, sociological and anthropological studies and analyses. Therefore, it seemed necessary, through a selection of fundamental texts, to go through this history of beauty practices, proving that, even under daily or sometimes mundane forms, the showcasing of the human body is an essential necessity in history as well as in the present time.
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