Sacred scents in early Christianity and Islam
By: Mary Thurlkill
Series: Studies in body and religion; Studies in body and religion
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780739174524; 9780739174531
Subjects: Human body; Senses and sensation; Islam; Odors; Religious aspects; Smell; Christianity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-183) and index.
Table of contents: title: Sensory worlds; title: Scent in civic and domestic space; title: Fragrant food; title: Smells of health and disease; title: Sacred scents; title: God's nostrils; title: Transforming the body: scent in early Christianity; title: Purifying the body: scent in early Islam; title: Scents of paradise; title: Heavenly scents.