Sandalwood and carrion
Subtitle: smell in premodern Indian religion and culture
By: James McHugh
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780199916306; 9780199916320; 9780199916313
Subjects: Religion; Smell; Religious aspects; Odors; Rites and ceremonies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Earth, wind, foul and fragrant: the theory of smelling and odors in medieval South Asia; title: Lotus, fish, and cows: the smell-scape of traditional South Asia; title: Flowers and fish in the Mahabharata; title: Moon juice and uproar: perfumery texts; title: Allies, enemies, and yaka mud: perfumes; title: The incense trees of the land of emeralds: exotic aromatics in medieval South Asia; title: Sandalwood: merchants, expertise and profit; title: Bois des îsles; title: The toilette of the gods.