The Deepest Sense读书介绍
| 类别 | 页数 | 译者 | 网友评分 | 年代 | 出版社 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 书籍 | 296页 | 2012 | University of Illinois Press |
| 定价 | 出版日期 | 最近访问 | 访问指数 |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD 80.00 | 2012-05-15 … | 2022-11-08 … | 34 |
From the softest caress to the harshest blow, touch lies at the heart of our experience of the world. Now, for the first time, this deepest of senses is the subject of an extensive historical exploration. The Deepest Sense: A Cultural History of Touch fleshes out our understanding of the past with explorations of lived experiences of embodiment from the middle ages to modernity. This intimate and sensuous approach to history makes it possible to foreground the tactile foundations of Western culture--the ways in which feelings shaped society. Constance Classen explores a variety of tactile realms including the feel of the medieval city; the tactile appeal of relics; the social histories of pain, pleasure, and affection; the bonds of touch between humans and animals; the strenuous excitement of sports such as wrestling and jousting; and the sensuous attractions of consumer culture. She delves into a range of vital issues, from the uses--and prohibitions--of touch in social interaction to the disciplining of the body by the modern state, from the changing feel of the urban landscape to the technologization of touch in modernity. Through poignant descriptions of the healing power of a medieval king's hand or the gruelling conditions of a nineteenth-century prison, we find that history, far from being a dry and lifeless subject, touches us to the quick.
作者简介康斯坦丝•克拉森（Constance Classen），文化历史学家，研究方向为感觉史。毕业于加拿大麦吉尔大学，并于哈佛大学和多伦多大学从事博士后研究，其研究课题主要集中于西方及跨文化的身体与感觉历史，曾写作并出版多本关于感官和文化生活的论著，包括《天使的颜色：宇宙论、性别与美学想象》（The Color of Angels: Cosmology, Gender and the Aesthetic Imagination）、《感觉的世界：探索历史与跨文化的感觉》（Worlds of Sense: Exploring the Senses in History and across Cultures）、《芳香：嗅觉文化史》（Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell）等。
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