Title: Sacred scents in early Christianity and Islam /
Authors: Thurlkill, Mary F., 1969-
Year: 2016
Subjects: Human body Religious aspects Christianity; Senses and sensation Religious aspects Christianity; Smell Religious aspects; Odors; Smell Religious aspects Christianity; Smell Religious aspects Islam
Contents: Sensory worlds -- Scent in civic and domestic space -- Fragrant food -- Smells of health and disease -- Sacred scents -- God's nostrils -- Transforming the body: scent in early Christianity -- Purifying the body: scent in early Islam -- Scents of paradise -- Heavenly scents.