Gestures often convey meanings that transcend borders, but sometimes they bear vastly different meanings from one continent to another. This illustrated dictionary of gestures from around the world explains the way we go about joining words to gestures throughout the world in our everyday lives, with a side interest in the fact that there are no universals in the realm of the gesture. Entries are illustrated in drawings utilizing men, women, and children from all cultures, with illustrations from other sources showing gestures being performed in various cultural contexts throughout history.…mehr
Gestures often convey meanings that transcend borders, but sometimes they bear vastly different meanings from one continent to another. This illustrated dictionary of gestures from around the world explains the way we go about joining words to gestures throughout the world in our everyday lives, with a side interest in the fact that there are no universals in the realm of the gesture. Entries are illustrated in drawings utilizing men, women, and children from all cultures, with illustrations from other sources showing gestures being performed in various cultural contexts throughout history. Entries are organized by body parts and body regions, with an index for intention and interpretation of the different gestures that makes for a different means of taxonomy. -- adapted from publisher info
François Caradec (1924–2008) was a French writer and a member of both the Collége de 'Pataphysique and the Oulipo. His voluminous oeuvre includes biographies of Raymond Roussel and Alfred Jarry, as well as an encyclopedia of practical jokes and a dictionary of French slang. Caradec was a devoted specialist in Alphonse Allais, compiling and editing his collected works, and was one of the first historians of the bande dessinée in France.
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Acknowledgments ix On the Beauty of Gestures 1 1 The Head 37 2 The Temples 47 3 The Ear 53 4 The Forehead 59 5 The Eyebrows and the Eyelashes 63 6 The Eye 65 7 The Nose 71 8 The Mouth 83 9 The Lips 95 10 The Tongue 101 11 The Teeth 105 12 The Cheeks 109 13 The Chin 115 14 The Neck 121 15 The Shoulders 127 16 The Armpits 133 17 The Arm 135 18 The Forearm 147 19 The Elbow 153 20 The Wrist 157 21 The Fingernails 163 22 The Hand 167 22.5 The Fist 193 23 Both Hands 201 24 Hand to Hand 225 25 The Thumb 235 25.5 The Thumb is Not Alone 243 26 The Index Finger 251 27 The Middle Finger 273 28 The Ring Finger 277 29 The Little Finger (The Pinky) 279 30 The Torso 281 31 The Chest 283 32 The Hips 291 33 The Waist and the Stomach 293 34 The Buttocks 297 35 The Groin, the Genitals, the Thighs 301 36 The Knees, the Legs 307 37 The Foot 311 Bibliography 315 Image Credits 317 Index 319
Acknowledgments ix On the Beauty of Gestures 1 1 The Head 37 2 The Temples 47 3 The Ear 53 4 The Forehead 59 5 The Eyebrows and the Eyelashes 63 6 The Eye 65 7 The Nose 71 8 The Mouth 83 9 The Lips 95 10 The Tongue 101 11 The Teeth 105 12 The Cheeks 109 13 The Chin 115 14 The Neck 121 15 The Shoulders 127 16 The Armpits 133 17 The Arm 135 18 The Forearm 147 19 The Elbow 153 20 The Wrist 157 21 The Fingernails 163 22 The Hand 167 22.5 The Fist 193 23 Both Hands 201 24 Hand to Hand 225 25 The Thumb 235 25.5 The Thumb is Not Alone 243 26 The Index Finger 251 27 The Middle Finger 273 28 The Ring Finger 277 29 The Little Finger (The Pinky) 279 30 The Torso 281 31 The Chest 283 32 The Hips 291 33 The Waist and the Stomach 293 34 The Buttocks 297 35 The Groin, the Genitals, the Thighs 301 36 The Knees, the Legs 307 37 The Foot 311 Bibliography 315 Image Credits 317 Index 319
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