The aroma of righteousness
Subtitle: scent and seduction in rabbinic life and literature
By: Deborah A. Green
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271037677
Description: "Studies aroma in Jewish life and literature in Palestine in the late Roman and early Byzantine periods. Uses the history and material culture of perfume and incense as a lens to view daily activities"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Tracking the trail of scent: an introduction; title: The aroma of daily life: aromatics in Roman and rabbinic culture; title: Election and the erotic: biblical portrayals of perfume and incense; title: Spicy ideologies: fragrance and rabbinic beliefs; title: Soothing odors: death, suffering, and sacrifice; title: Ephemerality and fragrance: desire for divine immanence.