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Brief reviews of several sources containing physiognomical and phrenological images pertaining to race and especially Camper's facial angle and extensive extracts from texts.
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phrenology lavater, physiognomy, art and racial science European scientists such as Petrus Camper (1722 1789 Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) and Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840) established the foundations of nineteenth-century physical anthropology. Yet it was the Swiss theologian Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 1801) who...An ethnographic study among young and middle-aged Hong Kong adults, which aimed to investigate the context of traditional beliefs in Chinese physiognomy in the Hong Kong SAR, China.
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/Dy...urnal/v192/n9/full/4801417a.html
Skeptical definition of this practice.
http://skepdic.com/physiogn.html
Examines 18th century literary references to physiognomy.
http://www.engl.virginia.edu/%7E...onary/termpages/physiognomy.html
Relates the face reading correlations documented by Dr Edward Vincent Jones to modern personology theory.
http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~tmd/person.htm
Presents an overview of the correlations between face and personality, and includes celebrity face readings.
http://www.astrology.com.au/face/index.asp
Promotes a book, 'In Your Face' by Bill Cordingley, and gives an overview of the history and uses of this practice.
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Face Reading Face Frontiers This site introduces you to face reading, a revolutionary way to understand anyone's personality. Our facial features are actually maps we can use to see past others facades and discover their inner selves. Faces provide...Article exploring the process of a traditional Chinese reading.
http://www.chiofearth.com/article4.htm
Bill Whiteside's way of face reading and how to use it in personal and professional relationships.
http://www.ireadfaces.com/
A school in personology which offers courses by correspondence or in class.
http://www.personology.com/
Article and information on reading facial features. Printable guides are available for download.
http://www.facereadingonline.com
Julie Cox offers books and courses in Tempe, AZ. Includes biography, celebrity samples, brief history, and lecture schedule.
http://www.facereadingacademy.com