by Julio Caro Baroja · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422623076
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«La cara, espejo del alma» is the essay by Julio Caro Baroja, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (251 pages, in Spanish).
Essay on the history of physiognomy, the discipline that seeks to interpret people's character from their facial features. Caro Baroja reviews how this practice has been used to classify and judge individuals over time, combining historical erudition, anthropology, and critique of the beliefs that have shaped the perception of the human face.
Published in 1987, the book bears the subtitle «Historia de la fisiognómica» and includes plates and black-and-white drawings.
Aimed at readers of the history of science and anthropology, as well as those interested in physiognomy and its cultural implications.
Julio Caro Baroja was a Spanish anthropologist, historian, linguist and essayist. He was known for his special interest in Basque culture, Basque history and Basque society. Of Basque ancestry, he was the nephew of the renowned writer Pio Baroja and his brother, painter, writer and engraver Ricardo Baroja. He is buried in the family plot of the cemetery of Bera, Navarre, near their home, Itzea.
