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Beschreibung
Silence is not simply the absence of noise. It is within us, in the inner citadel that great writers, thinkers, scholars and people of faith have cultivated over the centuries.

It characterizes our most intimate and sacred spaces, from private bedrooms to grand cathedrals - those vast reservoirs of silence. Philosophers and novelists have long sought solitude and inspiration in mountains and forests. Yet despite the centrality of silence to some of our most intense experiences, the transformations of the twentieth century have gradually diminished its value. Today, raucous urban spaces and a continual bombardment from different media pressure us into constant activity. We are losing a sense of our inner selves, a process that is changing the very nature of the individual.

This book rediscovers the wonder of silence and, with this, a richer experience of life. With his predilection for the elusive, Corbin calls us to listen to another history.
Silence is not simply the absence of noise. It is within us, in the inner citadel that great writers, thinkers, scholars and people of faith have cultivated over the centuries.

It characterizes our most intimate and sacred spaces, from private bedrooms to grand cathedrals - those vast reservoirs of silence. Philosophers and novelists have long sought solitude and inspiration in mountains and forests. Yet despite the centrality of silence to some of our most intense experiences, the transformations of the twentieth century have gradually diminished its value. Today, raucous urban spaces and a continual bombardment from different media pressure us into constant activity. We are losing a sense of our inner selves, a process that is changing the very nature of the individual.

This book rediscovers the wonder of silence and, with this, a richer experience of life. With his predilection for the elusive, Corbin calls us to listen to another history.
Über den Autor
Alain Corbin is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Paris I, Sorbonne.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Prelude

Chapter 1. Silence and the intimacy of places

Chapter 2. The silences of nature

Chapter 3. The search for silence

Chapter 4. The educations and disciplines of silence

Chapter 5. Interlude: Joseph and Nazareth, or absolute silence

Chapter 6. The speech of silence

Chapter 7. The tactics of silence

Chapter 8. From the silences of love to the silence of hate

Chapter 9. Postlude: The tragedy of silence

Notes

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: * Acknowledgements* Prelude* Chapter 1. Silence and the intimacy of places* Chapter 2. The silences of nature* Chapter 3. The search for silence* Chapter 4. The educations and disciplines of silence* Chapter 5. Interlude: Joseph and Nazareth
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ISBN-13: 9781509517367
ISBN-10: 1509517367
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Corbin, Alain
Übersetzung: Birrell, Jean
Hersteller: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 136 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Alain Corbin
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2018
Gewicht: 0,248 kg
Artikel-ID: 110441843