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An Anthropological Guide to the Art and Philosophy of Mirror Gazing.
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| 著者・編者 | Koukouti, Maria Danae / Malafouris, Lambros, |
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| シリーズ | (Thinking in the World) |
| 出版社 | (Bloomsbury Academic, UK) |
| 出版年月 | 2022 |
| ページ数 | 200 pp. |
| 言語 | ENG |
| ニュース番号 | ＜A01-23203＞ |
解説
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.