Performing the renaissance body and mind: somaesthetic style and devotional practice at the Sacro Monte di Varallo
This essay examines the somaesthetic experience of renaissance pilgrims to the Sacro Monte di Varallo, a late fifteenthcentury simulation of the Holy Land located in northern Italy. It reconstructs how pilgrims once cultivated their bodies and minds to enhance aesthetic and devotional experience to...
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| Language: | English |
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The Open University
2015-02-01
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| Series: | The Open Arts Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://openartsjournal.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/oaj_issue4_terry_fritsch.pdf |