Connor examines the chromatics of skin color and pigmentation, blushing, suntanning, paleness, darkening, tattooing, cutting, the Turin shroud, the Mummy and the Invisible Man. He also offers engaging explanations for why particular colours are ascribed to feelings and conditions such as green for envy, purple for rage, and yellow for cowardice. Connor's insights into the obvious and yet unfamiliar terrain of the skin and its place in Western culture ameliorates the intensities and attenuations of touch in cultural history. The book bears out James Joyce's claim that "modern man has an epidermis rather than a soul."
- ISBN:
- 9780801488931
- 9780801488931
-
Category:
- Social & cultural anthropology
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
08-12-2003
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 304
- Dimensions (mm):
- 235x156x23mm
- Weight:
- 0.71kg
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