Matters of the Heart

Matters of the Heart

Author: Fay Bound Alberti

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2010-01-14

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0199540977

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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.