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Julia Rombough explores the regulation of sound in women's residential institutions in early modern Florence. Silence was tied to ideals of feminine purity and spiritual discipline, yet enclosed women still laughed, shouted, sang, and conversed. A Veil of Silence offers a revealing history of the political and spiritual meanings of the senses.

A Veil of Silence

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Julia Rombough explores the regulation of sound in women's residential institutions in early modern Florence. Silence was tied to ideals... Read more

    Publisher: Harvard University Press
    Publication Date: 7/9/2024
    ISBN13: 9780674295810, 978-0674295810
    ISBN10: 0674295811

    Non Fiction , History , Non Fiction

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    Julia Rombough explores the regulation of sound in women's residential institutions in early modern Florence. Silence was tied to ideals of feminine purity and spiritual discipline, yet enclosed women still laughed, shouted, sang, and conversed. A Veil of Silence offers a revealing history of the political and spiritual meanings of the senses.

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