'Tonsor Humanus': Razor and Toilet-Knife in Antiquity
| Autor: | George C. Boon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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| Zdroj: | Britannia. 22:21 |
| ISSN: | 0068-113X |
| Popis: | ‘To be shaved by a barber means good all round, for — so to speak — from the act of being shaved (karēnai) proceeds that of being gladdened (charēnai), just one letter being substituted for another. … ‘By a barber’ is stipulated, because, if one shaves oneself and is not a barber, then that signifies bereavement or a sudden disaster. … Cutting one's own nails signifies paying one's debts, if one is a debtor. … ’ |
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