ABSTRACT

In this captivating book Anthony Synnott explores a subject which has been woefully ignored: our bodies. He surveys the history for thinking about the body and the senses, then focuses on specific themes: gender, beauty, the face, hair, touch, smell and sight. He concludes with a review of classical and contemporary theories of the body and the senses. Thinking about the body will never be the same after reading this book.

chapter |6 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|31 pages

BODY

Tomb, temple, machine and self

chapter 2|35 pages

GENDER

Dualism and the opposite sex

chapter 3|30 pages

BEAUTY AND THE FACE

Truth and goodness, mirrors and masks

chapter 4|25 pages

HAIR

Shame and glory

chapter 5|28 pages

THE SENSES

The puzzle and the balance

chapter 6|26 pages

TOUCH

The first sense

chapter 7|24 pages

SMELL

Fallen angel and potent wizard

chapter 8|22 pages

SIGHT

The eye and the I

chapter 9|37 pages

BODIES AND SENSES