Hearing Cultures is a timely examination of the elusive, often evocative, and sometimes cacophonous auditory sense. It answers such intriguing questions as: Did people in Shakespeare's time hear differently from us? In what way does technology affect our ears? Why do people in Egypt increasingly listen to taped religious sermons? Why did Enlightenment doctors believe that music was an essential cure? What happens acoustically in cross-cultural first encounters? The ear, as much as the eye, nose, mouth and hand, defines experience. This book shows how sound offers a refreshing new lens through which to examine culture and complex social issues.

听觉文化》是对难以捉摸的、经常令人回味的、有时是喧闹的听觉的及时检查。它回答了这样一些耐人寻味的问题。莎士比亚时代的人的听力与我们不同吗？技术以何种方式影响我们的耳朵？为什么埃及人越来越多地听宗教布道的录音？为什么启蒙时期的医生认为音乐是一种基本的治疗方法？在跨文化的初次接触中，声学上会发生什么？耳朵，就像眼睛、鼻子、嘴巴和手一样，决定了经验。本书展示了声音如何提供了一个令人耳目一新的新镜头，通过它来研究文化和复杂的社会问题。