Sounding Sensory Profiles in the Ancient Near East

by Thomas Krüger and Annette Schellenberg

Book Overview

Eighteen essays offer insights into the meaning of the senses in ancient Israel, Mesopotamia, and Egypt and show various questions and methods with which this topic can be approached. Experts examine the classical senses (seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, tasting) as well as other senses (such as kinesthesis and the sense of balance) and sense-related issues (such as disgust, sensory imagination, and disabilities). This collection provides a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1628372419
• ISBN13: 9781628372410
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: SBL Press
• Length: 422 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"