Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in South Asian Culture and Religion
- ISBN-10
- 0549617698
- ISBN-13
- 9780549617693
- Series
- Sandalwood and Carrion
- Category
- Odors
- Pages
- 856
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- James Andrew McHugh
Description
Smell in early and medieval South Asia was considered the most consistently affective sense. The complex manipulation of this powerful sense in both texts and practices created an unsurpassed and cosmopolitan olfactory culture that played a vital role in both secular and religious life.
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