Embodied Lives: Figuring Ancient Maya and Egyptian Experience - Paperbackby Rosemary a. Joyce (Author), Lynn M. Meskell (Author) Examining a wide range of archaeological data, and using it to explore issues such as the sexual body, mind body dualism, body modification, and magical practices, Lynn Meskell and Rosemary Joyce offer a new approach to the Ancient Egyptian and Mayan understanding of embodiment. Drawing on insights from feminist theory, art history, phenomenology, anthropology and psychoanalysis, the book takes