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Severed : a history of heads lost and heads found /

"The human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain, and boasts the most expressive set of muscles in the body. It is our most distinctive attribute and connects our inner selves to the outer world. Yet there is a dark side to the head's preeminence,...

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Main Author:	Larson, Frances, 1976- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Subjects:	Head > Social aspects. Head > Religious aspects. Symbolic anthropology.

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