Embodiment Theory and the Body in Ancient Egypt

2011 ◽  
pp. 116-127
Author(s):  
Emily Iona Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
The Body ◽  
Embodiment Theory

scholarly journals Features of Fixing of Joint Commission of Crime in Legislation of Some the States of the Ancient East and the Epoch of Antiquity

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (91) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
E.V. Georgievskiy ◽  
◽  
R.V. Kravtsov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
The Body ◽  
Joint Commission ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
China And Japan ◽  
Joint Crime ◽  
The Joint Commission

A study of the joint commission of a crime as a legal phenomenon, which is enshrined in the written legislative acts of the first state formations of the Ancient East and some states of the era of antiquity, is carried out. The article considers the norms of a criminal-legal nature, which include certain provisions concerning the joint commission of a crime. Analyzed the basic laws of Ancient Egypt, Sumer, Babylon, Assyria, India, China and Japan, Greece and Rome. The analysis was made of the norms of a criminal-legal nature, in which provisions on joint infliction of harm are mentioned in one way or another. Possible types of joint commission of a crime and persons jointly participating in the commission of unlawful acts, the grounds and limits of criminal responsibility, types of group entities within which crimes are jointly committed have been established. A number of theoretical provisions have been identified and systematized, reflecting the criminal law views of the legislators of the Ancient East and Antiquity on the socially dangerous nature and harmfulness of the joint crime. It is determined that the ancient oriental and ancient legislators consolidate the first provisions concerning the joint commission of a crime casuistically, that is, fixing specific cases in the “body” of the norms; in the legislation such structures of crime are fixed, the commission of which alone seems either unlikely or impossible; Among the possible types of joint commission of a crime, the legislator pays more attention to the implication, expressed in concealment, non-reporting or connivance. It is argued that this is due to the excellent degree of public danger of such cases, since it is they that create the determination in others to commit a crime.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Knee Overuse Injuries and Sleep Disturbance Among Men and Women Fencers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianyuan Ma ◽  
He Zhang ◽  
Jamie Ghigiarelli
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Overuse Injury ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Physiological Mechanism ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
The Body ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Chinese Philosopher ◽  
Body Load

Abstract Fencing is an Olympic sport, it has many associations and competitions around the world. Modern fencing originated in ancient European fencing duels, which was popular among the nobility and became a way of resolving conflicts. Not only did fencing rise in Europe, but also it was popular in ancient Egypt, China, Arabia and other countries. China first combined the theory of fencing with the theory of politics. According to ancient Chinese records, in the 4th century BC, the Chinese philosopher Zhou Zhuang taught the King of Zhao the philosophy of fencing. Zhou Zhuang declared that if the King used the blade, he should observe the political environment of the whole county, following the wills of the people and the laws of nature. Then, he could make the whole county obey him.France is the cradle of modern fencing. The fencing mask was invented in 1776, and the weight of the blade was lightened to match in the 19th century. At the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. In this time, male’s fencing became an official sport, and female’s fencing entered the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924 later.At present, researches on fencing mainly focus on the training, strategic, tactics and physiological mechanism. In other words, they concern the performance of fencers in training, but ignore their recovery and life. They are in an asymmetrical position for a long time in training, which is easier to accumulate fatigue in the dominant side, especially the knee joint. Pain from the overuse injury or other factors are known to affect sleep quality, but very little researches have been done for fencers. When people do not acquire good sleep, they usually feel tired easily, and have hard time to concentrate on the study and work. Athletes need to undergo greater body load than common people. The sleep disturbance due to pain may slow the body recovery speed, and further aggravate the pain and accumulate the overuse injury. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the association between the sleep disturbance and the overuse injury. The knee joint bears the main body load in fencing, hence this research select knee joint for evaluation.

Early concepts of nutrition, digestion, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and their treatment: Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. B. Gubergrits ◽  
N. V. Byelyayeva ◽  
K. Y. Linevska
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Complete Loss ◽  
The Body ◽  
Ancient Rome ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Political Experience ◽  
The Family ◽  
Further Development

The Egyptian concept of medicine was complex and related to a widespread religious belief that combined the worship of gods and the medical arts. The healing properties of food, and especially mother’s milk, were well‑known and endowed with divine qualities. Half‑female‑half‑cow Hathor was usually depicted with cow horns and the sun between them. Since medicine and magic were tightly linked, the omens, facts, conscious and unconscious assumptions merged with a mystical mosaic that formed a volatile but honorable system that is currently regarded as a medical art. Supernatural powers were taken into account, and the meaning of art was associated with the powers attributed to the deities. Despite their obvious social and religious‑political experience, the Egyptians had limited knowledge of the internal structure of human body, paying considerable attention to magic, mysticism and afterlife. They deeply believed that most of the diseases originated in the intestines due to their «contaminated» contents. The main problem in understanding diseases and developing their treatment in ancient Egypt was the restrictions associated with the prohibition of body’s desecration. This was based on the assumption that if the shape of the body is not preserved at the time of resurrection, the soul can be lost in void. Thus, the ancient Egyptians were especially concerned with the preservation of body, believing that desecration by animals or worms could also lead to the complete loss of remains for the soul. In the society of Ancient Rome, illuminated only by the flame of fire and the thirst for knowledge, the enjoyment of food and the continuation of the family were of great importance. Unsurprisingly, the ancients respected the sensations of eating. Thus, such exquisite dishes as lark tongue, black caviar, ostrich brain, Falernian wines at the time of Emperor Heliogabalus evoked a unique complex of sensations during eating. Examples of ancient Roman medical tools, including mirrors, found in the house of a surgeon from Pompeii (72 — 62 BC), prove the early tendency to visualize human insides. The qualification of the ancient masters of medical tools is confirmed by the fact that the principles used two thousand years ago have changed slightly. Thus, there were initial concepts of nutrition, digestion, diseases of the digestive tract, and even the rudiments of diagnosing these diseases in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome. They served as the basis for the further development of gastroenterological science.  

Digital placemaking and networked corporeality: Embodied mobile media practices in domestic space during Covid-19

2020 ◽  
pp. 135485652097996
Author(s):  
Jess Hardley ◽  
Ingrid Richardson
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Domestic Space ◽  
Mobile Media ◽  
Contemporary Life ◽  
Embodiment Theory ◽  
Interpretative Approach ◽  
Ethnographic Analysis ◽  
Shifting Boundaries ◽  
Media Practices ◽  
At Home

In contemporary life, the mobile phone is integral to digital and material placemaking practices. In this article, drawing on ethnographic analysis conducted in Perth and Melbourne (Australia) in the first months of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, we explore how this relation has been recalibrated as an effect of ‘stay-at-home’ restrictions. We first provide a brief overview of our methodological and interpretative approach – drawing from postphenomenology as a useful framework for understanding the mobile–body–place relation and digital placemaking at home. Second, we consider how mobile media are ‘situated’ in the domestic environment. Third, through an analysis of participant narratives, we explore the concept of net locality (Gordon and de Souza e Silva (2011) through the lens of embodiment theory and suggest that the Covid-19 context has altered our experience of ‘networked corporeality’. Finally, we discuss the ambiguity of digital intimacy in the decoupling of mobile media and the body as a result of a rapid increase in both screen time and time spent at home. Throughout the article, we argue that mobile media use in the home is thoroughly enmeshed in the shifting boundaries of privacy, placemaking and domestic space. We question how the placemaking functionality of mobile media, the intimate body–technology relation specific to mobile media practices and ‘being-at-home’ were subsequently modified by physical distancing and isolation.

A mummy in Venice: preliminary report about a work in progress

2005 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Bazzocchi ◽  
Elvira D'Amicone ◽  
Maria Cristina DOssi ◽  
Francesco Toso ◽  
Luigi Vigna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Ct Scanning ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
The Body ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Egyptian Mummy ◽  
Work In Progress

Mummies are the most interesting discovery from ancient Egypt, and like the hieroglyphs, they have become a symbol of the civilization of the pharaohs. Interest grows even stronger when science and technology allow us to learn about what the ancient Egyptians carefully embalmed and prepared for the afterlife. For archaeologists and conservators, studying mummies is like traveling through history between the iconography of the outer container of the body to the interior of the body itself. Our research in an Egyptian mummy at the National Museum of Archaeology in Venice includes the analysis of the stucco layer of the wood sarcophagus, the masque and linen bandages, chemistry, and CT scanning. We offer data regarding materials, pigments, and the conservation of the body

scholarly journals Ear Acupuncture in European Traditional Medicine

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (s1) ◽  
pp. 13-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Gori ◽  
Fabio Firenzuoli
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Ear Acupuncture ◽  
The Body ◽  
Auricular Acupuncture ◽  
Point Location ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Modern Knowledge ◽  
Stimulation Of

Auricular acupuncture is a diagnostic and treatment system based on normalizing the body's dysfunction through stimulation of definite points on the ear. Rudimentary forms of acupuncture which probably arose during the Stone Age have survived in many parts of the world right down to present day. It was used in the ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece and all the Mediterranean area. It is a microacupuncture technique similar to reflexology, and was first described in France in 1950 by Paul Nogier who is considered the Father of modern ear acupuncture. It was speculated that the technique works because groups of pluripotent cells contain information from the whole organism and create regional organization centers representing different parts of the body. Nevertheless stimulation of a reflex point in the ear seems relieve symptoms of distant pathologies. Modern research is confirming the efficacy of ear acupuncture for analgesia and anxiety related disease, while tobacco dependence and other substance abuse still need confirmation. Actually main methodological problems with auricular acupuncture are that exist too many maps with little agreement regarding point location in the ear, and that the correspondence or reflex systems does not correlated with modern knowledge of anatomy and physiology.

scholarly journals Embodiment in gender studies - How does the embodiment paradigm appear in relation to gender and the context of experiencing gender roles?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zsuzsanna Szél
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gender Studies ◽  
The Body ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
The Social ◽  
Feminist Theories ◽  
Embodiment Theory ◽  
Patriarchal Power ◽  
The Impact

The issue of body and embodiment bears strong roots in feminist theories, philosophy, gender studies, women’s studies and men’s studies. According to some previous publications, the impact of patriarchal power structures and hegemonic (heterosexual) masculinity on gender roles, sexuality, and the (social) position of women and minorities can also be construed in connection with (body) perception and embodiment.The experience of one's “sex” as a purely biological phenomenon is influenced by norms and values of parents, relatives and institutional systems from a very young age, and is thus exposed to the effects of the social and cultural environment. Contrasting the experience of manhood and womanhood, masculine (activity, aggression, resilience) and feminine (passivity, fragility) attributes, male (strong) and female (delicate) bodies is an important tool in creating, justifying, and maintaining gender dichotomies and power relations. Some previous studies on the body and the embodiment of gender also highlight that queer culture, transsexuality, and other marginalized groups (ethnic minorities, people with disabilities) questions the legitimacy of this gender binarity.The aim of the present study is to investigate the presence of embodiment theory in gender studies.

scholarly journals The Body of Art

Corpus Mundi ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-87
Author(s):  
Shelton Waldrep
Keyword(s):  
Da Vinci ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
The Body ◽  
Film And Television ◽  
Female Nude ◽  
Important Study ◽  
History Of ◽  
Erwin Panofsky ◽  
Fredric Jameson

As part of a larger study on the mainstreaming of pornography in contemporary film and television, this essay attempts to examine and extend our vocabulary for discussing visual representations of the human body by revisiting Kenneth Clark’s important study The Nude from 1972. Clark’s book provides a history of the male and female nude in two- and three-dimensional art from Ancient Egypt and Greece to the Renaissance and beyond. This essay focuses on places within his analysis that are especially generative for understanding pornography such as the importance of placing the nude form within a narrative (Venus is emerging from her bath, for example) or attempts by artists to suggest movement within static forms. The essay places Clark’s rich typology in conversation with other thinkers, such as Fredric Jameson, Erwin Panofsky, E. H. Gombrich, and Michel Foucault. The piece ends with a discussion of androgyny and hermaphroditism as they relate to the expression of gender in plastic art, especially the notion that all representations of the body necessarily include a gender spectrum within one figure. Artists whose work is looked at in some detail include Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Donatello.

The Womb Lay Still in Ancient Egypt

1989 ◽  
Vol 154 (6) ◽  
pp. 751-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Merskey ◽  
Paul Potter
Keyword(s):  
Medical History ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
The Body

Any reader of the handbooks of medical history will know that among the ancient Greeks, the womb was on occasion held to cause various complaints by moving about the body. A particularly graphic account is to be found in the Timaeus (91b–c), where, in likening sexual desire to an actual animal, Plato first mentions “… in men the organ of generation becoming rebellious and masterful like an animal disobedient to reason”, and then alludes to:

scholarly journals Multiple Burials in Ancient Societies: Theory and Methods from Egyptian Archaeology

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Miniaci
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
Ancient Egypt ◽  
Time Span ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Real ◽  
Definition Of

The paper aims at providing theoretical models and data interpretation applied to multiple burials. Challenging the current fuzzy definition of multiple burials in ancient societies, the paper proposes a more accurate classification of multiple burials, with particular reference to ancient Egypt funerary culture, based on two main parameters, which may have influenced the association of bodies: p1) architecture; p2) time span, and three flexible sub-parameters that may be used to customize different scenarios, on occasion: sp1) number of deceased; sp2) age of deceased; sp3) nature of death/deposition. The body has been often considered the real ontological centre of the burial itself with all of the other countable objects intended as radiating projections supporting the body-nucleus. The practice of multiple burials disrupts such a perception as it juxtaposes horizontal, multidirectional perspectives: the role of a new body entering among older bodies and objects, and of the multiple bodies and objects themselves. The study of multiple burials, if correctly framed, can lead to insights into different religious, social, and economic reasons behind the mortuary programmes within a society. For instance, sequential multiple burials reinforce the transformation of dead bodies into part of the burial equipment itself, reducing the centrality of the body and disrupting the narrative tied to individual biographies, increasing an ‘artefactual’ perception.

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