Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives

Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives | Jane Brox

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A thoughtful, well-researched history of the use of silence in two main contexts - the use of silence and isolation as punishment for reformation in Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania and the seeking of quiet and solitude by monks through the ages, heavily relying on the writings of Thomas Merton. There are times she gets distracted by interesting tangents but this is an intelligent meditation on why people seek or suffer in silence.

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Silence: A Social History of One of the Least Understood Elements of Our Lives | Jane Brox

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Well written account of the impact silence had on society. The author focuses primarily on #prisons & #religious institutions (monestraiers, abbeys, etc.)
I have no problem with the writing or the research. The content and the writing style were not my cup of tea, so to speak.
It was worth a read through once. Slow pace.
#Nonfiction #GreenvilleSC #history #finished

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