The Sixth Sense Reader by David Howes
What is the sixth sense? Is it physical, mental or spiritual? Do we all possess it or is it unique to exceptional individuals? Might there be a seventh sense and an eighth sense as well? What role does culture play in determining the range of our perceptual abilities? The search for a supplementary sense has taken many directions and yielded numerous possibilities for an additional faculty of perception - from magnetism and movement to dreaming and clairvoyance. Stimulating reflection and debate, The Sixth Sense Reader explores the cultural contexts which give rise to such reports of psychic and other powers that exceed the ordinary bounds of sense. In this groundbreaking volume, leading scholars in history, anthropology and biology take the reader on a tour of the far borderlands of consciousness. From the world beneath to the world beyond the five senses, every potential avenue of sensation is opened up for investigation.
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Empire of the Senses
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Sensorial Investigations
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Sensorium
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Ways of Sensing
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Senses and Sensation: Vol 3
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Senses and Sensation: Vol 2
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Senses and Sensation: Vol 1
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A Cultural History of the Senses in the Modern Age
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Sensual Relations
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Cross-Cultural Consumption
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Senses and Sensation: Vol 4
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The Sensory Studies Manifesto
In this groundbreaking volume, leading scholars in history, anthropology and biology take the reader on a tour of the far borderlands of consciousnessFrom the world beneath to the world beyond the five senses, every potential avenue of sensation is opened up for investigation. - anthropology.net
David Howes is Professor of Anthropology at Concordia University and the general editor of the Sensory Formations series from Berg. He is the author of Sensual Relations: Engaging the Senses in Culture and Social Theory, co-author (with Constance Classen and Anthony Synnott) of Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell, and editor of Empire of the Senses: The Sensual Culture Reader, among other works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847882622 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847882625 |
| Title | The Sixth Sense Reader |
| Author | David Howes |
| Series | Sensory Formations |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2009-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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