The senses in religious communities, 1600 - 1800 : early modern 'convents of pleasure'

The senses in religious communities, 1600 - 1800 early modern 'convents of pleasure'

Introduction: Touching nuns -- In which Mrs. Eyre protects the impressionable souls of her tender daughters -- Becoming behaviour: two cases of sensational reading -- Titillation and texture: the sixth sense of "handsome handed nuns" -- Of taste and tongue: "a very slippery member&quo...

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1. Verfasser: Hallett, Nicky (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Farnham, Surrey u.a. Ashgate 2013
Schriftenreihe:Women and gender in the early modern world
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Monastic and religious life of women > History > Senses and sensation > Religious aspects > Europe > Church history > Frauenkloster > Religiöses Verhalten > Geschichte 1600-1800
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: Touching nuns -- In which Mrs. Eyre protects the impressionable souls of her tender daughters -- Becoming behaviour: two cases of sensational reading -- Titillation and texture: the sixth sense of "handsome handed nuns" -- Of taste and tongue: "a very slippery member" -- Still small voices: sounds, sibilance and silences in early modern convents -- Of smell and space: "evaporating subjects" -- Eagle-eyed nuns: envisioning vision in contemplative communities -- Sensate certainty: a conclusion of sorts.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (S. [205] - 235) and index
Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:[2013]
Beschreibung:XII, 249 S.
ISBN:9781409449461
978-1-4094-4946-1