TY  - GEN
T1  - The deepest sense : a cultural history of touch
T2  - Studies in sensory history.
A1  - Classen, Constance, 1957-
LA  - English
PP  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
YR  - 2012
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_on1154101044
AB  - 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 grueling conditions of a nineteenth-century prison, we find that history, far from being a dry and lifeless subject, touches us to the quick."--Publisher's website
CN  - GN279.T68
SN  - 9780252094408
SN  - 0252094409
SN  - 9780252078477
SN  - 0252078470
SN  - 1283993570
SN  - 9781283993579
SN  - 9780252034930
SN  - 0252034937
SN  - 9780252078590
SN  - 0252078594
KW  - Touch : History.
KW  - Senses and sensation : History.
KW  - Social history.
KW  - Touch.
KW  - Senses and sensation.
KW  - Culture.
KW  - Touch
KW  - Sensation
KW  - Culture
KW  - Social Conditions
KW  - Toucher : Histoire.
KW  - Sens et sensations : Histoire.
KW  - Histoire sociale.
KW  - Toucher.
KW  - Sens et sensations.
KW  - social history.
KW  - touch.
KW  - culture note.
KW  - culture (concept)
KW  - MEDICAL : Neuroscience.
KW  - PSYCHOLOGY : Neuropsychology.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Anthropology : Cultural.
KW  - Senses and sensation
KW  - Social history
KW  - Körperkontakt
KW  - Wahrnehmung
KW  - Empfindung
KW  - Sozialgeschichte
KW  - History
ER  -