Transcultural context of the male body in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the sixteenth - seventeenth centuries
ENGender study has paid attention to different spheres of human being and history of body is also between them. The body is a visual and physical figure. This article touches upon the history of the male body in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL). It was a feudal state with strong influence of Christianity. That affected greatly on attitude and appearance of the male body. It formed in the conditions of local traditions. But contacts with Eastern and Western Europe, Turkey, and other countries also influenced on the idea of the male body in the GDL. Studying the male body includes different spheres. Our research concentrates on a biological cycle of the body, its presentation in medicine and art in transcutural meaning. Key words: male body, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, medicine, art. [From the publication]
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