by Fabrice Aghassian · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782204110563
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«Beautés sacrées» is Fabrice Aghassian's essay on body care in the three sacred books, published by Cerf (239 pages, in French).
Explores how the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran address body care: hygiene, beauty and cosmetics with a religious and cultural dimension. With anecdotes such as Bathsheba's bath or the Prophet Muhammad's dental hygiene, it argues that taking care of oneself is a tribute to God, since the human being was created in his image.
Includes two hundred illustrations, bibliographic references (pp. 224-228) and an index; published in 2016.
Aimed at readers of history and religion interested in the origins of current hygiene and beauty habits.
