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Silence (1 MP3) a social history of one of the least understood elements of our lives

Silence (1 MP3) a social history of one of the least understood elements of our lives

Sound Recording 2019

Through her original, intertwined histories of the penitentiary and the monastery, Jane Brox illuminates the many ways silence is far more complex than any absolute; how it has influenced ideas of the self, soul, and society. Brox traces its place as a transformative power in the monastic world from Medieval Europe to the very public life of twentieth century monk Thomas Merton, whose love for silence deepened even as he faced his obligation to s...

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