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Description:What did the past sound like, taste like, smell like? How did it look and feel? How did people make sense of the world through their senses? These are questions which are increasingly capturing the interest of historians. A Cultural History of the Senses delves into the sensory foundations of Western civilization, taking a comprehensive period-by-period approach, which provides a broad understanding of the life of the senses from antiquity to the modern day. The volumes treat such topics as the sensory markers of gender and class, the aesthetic dimensions of material culture, religious sensibilities, the medical uses of the senses and their representation in art and literature. These investigations bring out the sensations and values which defined experience in a particular era and shaped the world view of the time. With contributions from such prominent scholars as Peter Burke, Alain Corbin, Anthony Wallace-Hadrill and Chris Woolgar, A Cultural History of the Senses sets the stage for a vital new way of understanding the past.A Cultural History of the Senses presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes explores the cultural life of the senses in the West over a span of 2500 1. A Cultural History of the Senses in Antiquity , 500 BCE-500 CE2. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Middle Ages , 500-14503. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Renaissance , 1450-16504. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Age of Enlightenment , 1650-18005. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Age of Empire , 1800-19206. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Modern Age , 1920-2000Each volume discusses the same themes in its The Social Life of the Senses; Urban Sensations; The Senses in the Marketplace; The Senses in Religion; The Senses in Philosophy and Science; Medicine and the Senses; The Senses in Literature; Art and the Senses; and Sensory Media. This structure means that readers can either have a broad overview of a period or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume.Superbly illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on the senses in history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Cultural History of the Senses (The Cultural Histories Series). To get started finding A Cultural History of the Senses (The Cultural Histories Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: What did the past sound like, taste like, smell like? How did it look and feel? How did people make sense of the world through their senses? These are questions which are increasingly capturing the interest of historians. A Cultural History of the Senses delves into the sensory foundations of Western civilization, taking a comprehensive period-by-period approach, which provides a broad understanding of the life of the senses from antiquity to the modern day. The volumes treat such topics as the sensory markers of gender and class, the aesthetic dimensions of material culture, religious sensibilities, the medical uses of the senses and their representation in art and literature. These investigations bring out the sensations and values which defined experience in a particular era and shaped the world view of the time. With contributions from such prominent scholars as Peter Burke, Alain Corbin, Anthony Wallace-Hadrill and Chris Woolgar, A Cultural History of the Senses sets the stage for a vital new way of understanding the past.A Cultural History of the Senses presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes explores the cultural life of the senses in the West over a span of 2500 1. A Cultural History of the Senses in Antiquity , 500 BCE-500 CE2. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Middle Ages , 500-14503. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Renaissance , 1450-16504. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Age of Enlightenment , 1650-18005. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Age of Empire , 1800-19206. A Cultural History of the Senses in the Modern Age , 1920-2000Each volume discusses the same themes in its The Social Life of the Senses; Urban Sensations; The Senses in the Marketplace; The Senses in Religion; The Senses in Philosophy and Science; Medicine and the Senses; The Senses in Literature; Art and the Senses; and Sensory Media. This structure means that readers can either have a broad overview of a period or follow a theme through history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume.Superbly illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on the senses in history.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A Cultural History of the Senses (The Cultural Histories Series). To get started finding A Cultural History of the Senses (The Cultural Histories Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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