Worlds of Sense - Exploring the Senses in History and Across Cultures

First published in 1993, Worlds of Sense is an exploration of the historical and cultural formation of the senses.

Sommario

Acknowledgement Introduction: through the looking-glass 1. The odour of the rose: floral symbolism and the olfactory decline of the West 2. Natural wits: the sensory skills of 'wild children' 3. Words of sense 4. The odour of the other: olfactory codes and cultural categories 5. Literacy as anti-culture: the Andean experience of the written word 6. Worlds of sense Notes Bibliography Name index Subject index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Constance Classen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032439884
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243988-4
• Pagine: 184
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura; Popular Culture, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Historical Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions, Social and cultural history