Title: A Cultural History of the Senses in the Age of Empire (The Cultural Histories Series)
Description: "The Cultural History of the Senses set delves into the sensory foundations of Western civilization, taking a comprehensive period-by-period approach which provides a broad understanding of the life of the senses from antiquity to the modern day. Each of the volumes explores the following topics: The Social Life of the Senses; Urban Sensations; The Senses in the Marketplace; The Senses in Religion; The Senses in Philosophy and Science; Medicine and the Senses; The Senses in Literature; Art and the Senses; and Sensory Media. Superbly illustrated, this six-volume set is the most authoritative and comprehensive historical survey of the senses available."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Senses and sensation, Europe, colonies, Sensation, Perception, Cultural Characteristics, History, Western World, History of Medicine, Sensualismus, Sinnlichkeit, Sinne, Wahrnehmung, Kultur