The Colour of Angels uncovers the gender politics behind our attitude to the senses. Using a wide variety of examples, ranging from the sensuous religious visions of the middle ages through to nineteenth-century art movements, this book reveals a previously unexplored area of womens history.
ISBN: | 9780415180740 |
Publication date: | 8th October 1998 |
Author: | Constance Classen |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 248 pages |
Genres: |
Cosmology and the universe Physiological and neuro-psychology, biopsychology Gender studies, gender groups Philosophy: aesthetics |