Matters of the Heart
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-01-14
ISBN 13 : 0199540977
Total Pages : 241 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (954 users downloads)
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Download or read book Matters of the Heart written by Fay Bound Alberti and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heart is the most symbolic organ of the human body. Across cultures it is seen as the site of emotions, as well as the origin of life. This book traces the ways emotions have been understood between the 17th and 19th centuries as both physical entities and spiritual experiences.