The Senses in Religious Communities, 1600-1800: Early Modern 'Convents of Pleasure'

by Nicky Hallett

Offering a comprehensive analysis of newly-uncovered manuscripts from two English convents near Antwerp, this study gives unprecedented insight into the role of the senses in enclosed religious communities during the period 1600-1800. It draws on a range of previously unpublished writings-chronicles, confessions, letters, poetry, personal testimony of various kinds-to explore and challenge assumptions about sensory origins. Author Nicky Hallett undertakes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032924632
• ISBN13: 9781032924632
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages