Touching the Soul Nerves and Music in the Origin of Passions by B.J. Feijoo (1676-1764)

Exploring music's influence on the physiological model developed by the Benedictine natural philosopher Benito J. Feijoo (1676-1764), this article aims to contribute to ongoing conversations about the role of intersensory, affectional, and gender experiences in the production of knowledge. One...

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Autor: Serrano, Elena|||0000-0003-1542-4378
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:296742
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/296742
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1163/18253911-bja10105
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Gender
History of emotions
Intersensoriality
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Sumario:Exploring music's influence on the physiological model developed by the Benedictine natural philosopher Benito J. Feijoo (1676-1764), this article aims to contribute to ongoing conversations about the role of intersensory, affectional, and gender experiences in the production of knowledge. One of the most influential writers in the Hispanic world, Feijoo sought to explain how the impressions of the external world captured by the senses could come to provoke "passions"or "movements of the soul,"what today we call "emotions."The article suggests that Feijoo's deep knowledge of the nature of sound, his observations and readings about music's influence on mood and health, and above all, the intense feelings that music aroused in him influenced his view on the physiology of emotions.