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Explore the profound cultural and sensory dimensions of touch through this comprehensive examination by Routledge. The Book of Touch traces humanity's tactile experience across history and society, from historical practices to contemporary applications in medicine and technology. Discover how touch shapes identity and perception across different populations, including insights into blind and autistic experiences, cultural variations in tactile development, and the boundaries between pain and pleasure. This Sensory Formations title examines touch as both a biological necessity and a social phenomenon, bridging historical perspectives with modern understandings of embodied experience and virtual tactility in cyberspace.

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The Book of Touch by Routledge explores the social and cultural significance of touch as a fundamental human sense.

Covers historical perspectives from the Inquisition to modern corporeal experiences and their role in shaping society.

Examines how masculine and feminine identities are constructed and expressed through tactile experiences and bodily contact.

Investigates diverse tactile experiences across populations, including insights specific to blind and autistic individuals.

Analyses cultural differences in touch development and tactile communication practices worldwide.

Bridges traditional Asian medicine tactile therapies with contemporary virtual tactility and digital embodiment.

Part of the Sensory Formations series, providing academic depth into sensory anthropology and sociology.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
01 July 2005
Listed Since
05 February 2007

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