Beschreibung

This volume provides insight into the work of the “Collegium for the Advanced Study of the Picture Act and Embodiment” at the London Warburg Institute. It gathers a range of studies on the history and anthropology of the “picture act” (Bildakt), on phenomena related to the haptic experience of the image, on the living dynamics of internal and external movement in imagery and language, and on methodological aspects of picture act theory.

Sabine Marienberg, Kolleg-Forschgruppe Bildakt und Verkörperung, Berlin; Jürgen Trabant, Jacobs University, Bremen.

This volume presents the work of the "Collegium for the Advanced Study of the Picture Act and Embodiment" at the London Warburg Institute. It gathers studies on various topics: on the history and anthropology of the "picture act" (Bildakt); on theoretical and methodological aspects of picture act theory; on the role of image perception in the philosophy of the extended mind; on phenomena related to haptic experience of the image in the Middle Ages and early modern period; on somatic communication processes; on semiotic aspects of iconological thinking; and on the living dynamics of internal and external movement in imagery and language.

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