A History of the Senses: From Antiquity to Cyberspace

by Robert Jütte

Book Overview

This path-breaking book examines our attitudes to the senses from antiquity through to the present day. The author explores a wealth of different traditions, images, metaphors and ideas that have survived through time and describes how sensual impressions change the way in which we experience the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074562958X
• ISBN13: 9780745629582
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"