The Anatomy of the Senses
- 作者
- 出版社 Polity
- 出版时间 1995年1月 第1版
- ISBN 9780745605067
- 定价 498.00
内容简介
Drawingonalargebodyofliterature,CamporesibuildsuparemarkablepictureoftheeverydaybeliefsandpracticesofmedievalandearlymodernItaly.HeexaminesthesymbolismrelatingtofoodandtheovertonesofvampirismwhichhavehauntedtheChristiansacraments.Hediscussestheeatinghabitsofmonksandhermitswhichwereheldupasareligiousmodelforthecommunity.Heoffersastrikinganalysisofmedievalviewsofthebody,andofhumanitysituatedatthecentreofthesymbolicuniverse.Movingfromtheanatomicaltabletothekitchentable,heshowsthesimilaritiesbetweentheanatomistandthecook,bothofwhomworkedwithdeadflesh,withcorpseswhichhadtobecutup,greased,severed,skinned,dicedandgutted.Vividindetailandengaginglywritten,TheAnatomyoftheSenseswillbewelcomedbystudentsandresearchersinsocialandculturalhistory,aswellasanyoneinterestedinthehistoryofthebody,foodandpopularbeliefs.
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