Faces around the world : a cultural encyclopedia of the human face
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Faces around the world : a cultural encyclopedia of the human face
ABC-CLIO, c2012
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Bibliography: p. 309-320
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Description
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the human face, providing fascinating information from biological, cultural, and social perspectives.
Our faces identify who we are-not only what we look like and what ethnicities we belong to, but they can also identify what religions we practice and what personal ideologies we have. This one-of-a-kind A-Z reference explores the ways we change, beautify, and adorn our faces to create our personalities and identities.
In addition to covering the basics such as the anatomical structure and function of parts of the human face, the entries examine how the face is viewed around the world, allowing students to easily draw connections and differences between various cultures around the world. Readers will learn about a wide variety of topics, including identity in different cultures; religious beliefs; folklore; extreme beautification; the "evil eye;" scarification; facial piercing and facial tattooing masks; social views about beauty including cosmetic surgery and makeup; how gender, class and sexuality play a role in our understanding of the face; and skin, eye, mouth, nose, and ear diseases and disorders. This encyclopedia is ideal for high school and undergraduate students studying anthropology, anatomy, gender, religion, and world cultures.
Table of Contents
Topical List of Entries,
Preface,
Acknowledgments,
Introduction,
Acne,
Acupuncture,
African American,
Aging,
Animal Facial Expressions,
Anthropometry and Craniometry,
Artistic Representation,
Ash Wednesday,
Australia and New Zealand,
Baptism,
Beauty,
Bindi,
Blackface,
Braces,
Buddhism,
Caricatures,
Central America,
Chakras,
Cheek Piercings and Cheek Plugs,
China,
Christianity,
Cosmetic Surgery,
Cosmetics,
Crowns and Headdresses,
Day of the Dead,
Death Masks,
Dental Care,
Diprosopus,
Disorders of the Face,
Ear Piercing,
Ear Shaping,
Ear Spools and Plugs,
Earlobe Stretching,
Easter Island,
Egypt,
Emoticon,
England,
Epicanthic Fold,
Evil Eye,
Evolution of the Face,
Eye Contact,
Eyebrow Grooming,
Eyeglasses and Contacts,
Face Folklore,
Face Painting,
Face Perception,
Face Reading,
Face Saving and Losing Face,
Face Transplant,
Facebook,
Facial Care,
Facial Expressions,
Facial Features,
Facial Hair and Removal,
Facial Piercing,
Facial Portraits in Tattoos,
Facial Proverbs, Idioms, and Metaphors,
Facial Reflexology,
Facial Symmetry,
Facial Tattoos,
Famous Faces,
Fawkes, Guy,
Freckles, Moles, and Birthmarks,
Geisha,
Gender,
Greco-Roman Cultures,
Gurning,
Halloween,
Halo,
Head Binding,
Head Hunting,
Henna,
Hypertrichosis and Hirsutism,
Identity,
Image of Edessa,
India,
Inuit,
Janus,
Japan,
Jewelry,
Judaism,
Kohl,
Korea,
Labrets, Lip Plugs, and Lip Plates,
Makapansgat Pebble,
Mardi Gras,
Masked Characters,
Masks,
Masquerade,
Middle East,
Mimes and Clowns,
Moko,
Mongolia,
Mug Shot,
Mummery,
Native North America,
Neck Rings,
New Guinea,
North Africa,
North America,
Nose Piercing,
Oral Piercing,
Permanent Makeup,
Physiognomy and Phrenology,
Prosopagnosia,
Race,
Religious Beliefs,
Russia and Siberia,
Scarification,
Scars,
Sex and Sexuality,
Shamanism,
Shroud of Turin,
Sign Language,
Skin Bleaching and Tanning,
Skin Colors and Disorders,
Slang Terms,
South America,
Southeast Asia,
Sub-Saharan Africa,
Sumptuary Laws,
Teeth Filing,
Teeth Painting,
Teeth Whitening,
Theater,
Tibet and Nepal,
Tongue Piercing,
Tongue Splitting,
Unibrow,
Veil of Veronica,
Veiling,
Warts,
Bibliography,
Index,
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