pt. I. Cosmology. On the color of angels: the sensory cosmologies of St. Hildegard, Boehme, and Fourier. The breath of God: sacred histories of scent -- pt. II. Gender. The scented womb and the seminal eye: embodying gender codes through the senses. Pens and needles: writing, women's work, and feminine sensibilities -- pt. III. Aesthetics. Symbolist harmonies, Futurist colors, Surrealist recipes: crossing sensory borders in the arts. A feel for the world: lessons in aesthetics from the blind
Summary
Compellingly demonstrates the relationship between sensory and gender orders, highlighting the gender politics behind such sensory constructs as the male gaze and the female touch
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-228) and index
