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portada SONREÍR (in Spanish)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2024
Language
Spanish
Pages
208
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
21cm x 14cm
ISBN13
9789560018632
Edited in
Chile

SONREÍR (in Spanish)

David Le Breton (Author) · LOM · Paperback

SONREÍR (in Spanish) - David Le Breton

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Synopsis "SONREÍR (in Spanish)"

La sonrisa es un umbral, un reconocimiento, abre el camino y nos
aporta la sensación de existir en el lugar preciso que nos corresponde
en el mundo."
Un gran antropólogo del cuerpo devela los misterios de uno de los
gestos humanos más bellos, y más enigmáticos: la sonrisa.
David Le Breton prosigue su antropología del cuerpo de manera más
refinada, más literaria también en comparación con sus libros
anteriores, para abrir nuevas vías de exploración al lector. Aquí no hay
entrevistas, solo vivencias y citas de escritores, cineastas o pinturas que
describen el fondo de las sonrisas, cientos de sonrisas más o menos
célebres que translucen significaciones diversas, contradictorias.
La sonrisa se adivina, atrae, transforma el rostro y nos introduce a unos
y otros a toda la sutileza polisémica de una humanidad que se reconoce
en ella. La sonrisa es, en efecto, un atisbo del alma, habla de la sutileza
de la presencia en el mundo, con el otro y con uno mismo. Aunque los
expertos constaten que la sonrisa es la reacción más débil del rostro
ante cualquier excitación ligera y facial, poetas como Paul Valéry la
consideran «el primer lujo del ser. Ya no es la necesidad la que grita y
llora. Es la apertura de la inútil necesidad de comunicar para algo más
que el alivio de la sed». Sí, la sonrisa suaviza el contacto cuando no es
de conveniencia, circunstancial, despectiva, exasperante o,
sencillamente, falsa. También es un ritual regido a veces por una sutil
jerarquía social que permite a los individuos comunicarse de otra
manera, sin palabras, con todo el cuerpo.
David Le Breton
  (Author)
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David Le Breton (Le Mans, France, 1953) is a prominent French sociologist and anthropologist, known for his deep exploration of human corporeality and its relationship with society and culture. He is a professor at the University of Strasbourg and a member of the University Institute of France.

His work covers topics such as pain, silence, the face, walking, and risk behaviors, with a particular focus on the experience of the body in modernity. Le Breton has written more than 20 books, many of which have been translated into various languages. Among his most influential titles are Anthropology of the Body and Modernity, The Sociology of the Body, Silence, Anthropology of Pain, and In Praise of Walking.

In his studies, Le Breton argues that "we do not have a body, we are our body," highlighting the importance of corporeality as a constitutive element of identity and human experience. Additionally, he has critically addressed the impact of technology and social networks on the perception of the body and mental health, warning about the risks of a "seated humanity" that reduces the joy of living.
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His interdisciplinary approach and his ability to connect anthropology with philosophical and social reflection have established David Le Breton as a key figure in contemporary studies on the body and subjectivity.
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