Glanz und Elend des aufrechten Ganges
From Greek antiquity via the Church Fathers and Medieval theology up until the 19th century, upright posture has been seen as an essential feature of human beings. But regardless of this interpretative continuity, this feature has undergone deep changes. The present paper sketches some of these chan...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | German |
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2008
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Annali di studi religiosi
Year: 2008, Volume: 9, Pages: 125-134 |
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| Summary: | From Greek antiquity via the Church Fathers and Medieval theology up until the 19th century, upright posture has been seen as an essential feature of human beings. But regardless of this interpretative continuity, this feature has undergone deep changes. The present paper sketches some of these changes and tracks them until the present day, where the most ambitious interpretations seem to have lost their power of conviction. In today’s anthropological way of thinking, upright posture is often looked upon as an ambivalent feature. |
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| ISSN: | 2284-3892 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Annali di studi religiosi
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