Village bells : sound and meaning in the 19th century French countryside Tr. by Martin Thom
Corbin, Alain
Village bells : sound and meaning in the 19th century French countryside Tr. by Martin Thom - London Papermac Pub. 1998 - xx,418p.
CONTENTS
Foreword to the English Translation ix
Preface: Exploring a Vanished World xii
PART ONE THE DEFENSE OF AN AUDITORY IDENTITY
CHAPTER ONE.
An Impossible ReYolution in the Culture of the Senses 3
CHAPTER TWO
The ''Abductors of Bells" 45
PART TWO L'ESPRIT DU CLOCHER
CHAPTER THRE.E.
Communities and Their Bells 73
CHAPTER FOUR
The Auditory Markers of the Village 9S
CHAPTER FIVE
The Density of Truth zS9
PART THREE THE RIGHT TO RING
CHAPTER SIX
The Stakes Involved in Local Disputes 207
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Control of Auditory Messages 218
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Principal "Clashes" 2S4
PART FOUR A HISTORY IN COUNTERPOINT
CHAPTER NINE
From a Deduced to a Proclaimed Sensibility 287
Notes 309
Map of Secular Peals 391
List of Sources 393
Index 397
9780333752807
306.09 / COR
Village bells : sound and meaning in the 19th century French countryside Tr. by Martin Thom - London Papermac Pub. 1998 - xx,418p.
CONTENTS
Foreword to the English Translation ix
Preface: Exploring a Vanished World xii
PART ONE THE DEFENSE OF AN AUDITORY IDENTITY
CHAPTER ONE.
An Impossible ReYolution in the Culture of the Senses 3
CHAPTER TWO
The ''Abductors of Bells" 45
PART TWO L'ESPRIT DU CLOCHER
CHAPTER THRE.E.
Communities and Their Bells 73
CHAPTER FOUR
The Auditory Markers of the Village 9S
CHAPTER FIVE
The Density of Truth zS9
PART THREE THE RIGHT TO RING
CHAPTER SIX
The Stakes Involved in Local Disputes 207
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Control of Auditory Messages 218
CHAPTER EIGHT
The Principal "Clashes" 2S4
PART FOUR A HISTORY IN COUNTERPOINT
CHAPTER NINE
From a Deduced to a Proclaimed Sensibility 287
Notes 309
Map of Secular Peals 391
List of Sources 393
Index 397
9780333752807
306.09 / COR