Sensing the sacred in medieval and early modern culture
This volume traces transformations in attitudes toward, ideas about, and experiences of religion and the senses in the medieval and early modern period. Broad in temporal and geographical scope, it challenges traditional notions of periodisation, highlighting continuities as well as change. Rather t...
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| Language: | English |
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2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Senses
/ Sensuality
/ Religion
/ Spirituality
/ History 1300-1800
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Human Body
Religious aspects
History
B Conference program 2013 (York) B Civilization, Medieval B Human Body Religious aspects B Senses and sensation Religious aspects History B Senses and sensation Religious aspects |
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| Summary: | This volume traces transformations in attitudes toward, ideas about, and experiences of religion and the senses in the medieval and early modern period. Broad in temporal and geographical scope, it challenges traditional notions of periodisation, highlighting continuities as well as change. Rather than focusing on individual senses, the volume's organisation emphasises the multisensoriality and embodied nature of religious practices and experiences, refusing easy distinctions between asceticism and excess. The senses were not passive, but rather active and reactive, responding to and initiating change. As the contributions in this collection demonstrate, in the pre-modern era, sensing the sacred was a complex, vexed, and constantly evolving process, shaped by individuals, environment, and religious change. The volume will be essential reading not only for scholars of religion and the senses, but for anyone interested in histories of medieval and early modern bodies, material culture, affects, and affect theory |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index "Many of the essays in this collection began as papers presented at an international conference, 'Sensing the Sacred: Religion and the Senses, 1300-1800', which took place at the University of York in 2013." (Acknowledgements, ungezählte Seite xiii) "Sensing the Sacred: Religion and the Senses, 1300-1800. Interdisciplinary conference, University of York, 21-22 June 2013", organisiert von: "Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies" (https://www.york.ac.uk/crems/events/sensingthesacred/, Zugriff am 10.06.2020) "Sensing the Sacred: Religion and the Senses, 1300-1800. An international, interdisciplinary conference at The University of York, 21-22 June 2013" (Plakat, https://www.york.ac.uk/media/crems/sensing-the-sacred/images/Sensing%20the%20Sacred%20Poster.pdf, Zugriff am 10.06.2020) |
| ISBN: | 1472454669 |