Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Indian Religion and Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0199980268
- ISBN-13
- 9780199980260
- Series
- Sandalwood and Carrion
- Category
- India
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Author
- James McHugh
Description
James McHugh offers the first comprehensive examination of the concepts and practices related to smell in pre-modern India. Drawing on a wide range of textual sources, from poetry to medical texts, he shows the deeply significant religious and cultural role of smell in India throughout the first millennium CE.
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- 2012-11-29
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