Sacred scents in early Christianity and Islam
Sensory worlds -- Scent in civic and domestic space -- Fragrant food -- Smells of health and disease -- Sacred scents -- God's nostrils -- Transforming the body: scent in early Christianity -- Purifying the body: scent in early Islam -- Scents of paradise -- Heavenly scents
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
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Published: |
Lanham Boulder New York London
Lexington Books
[2016]
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In: | Year: 2016 |
Series/Journal: | Studies in body and religion
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Smell
/ Incense
/ Church
/ Islam
B Church / Islam / Religious experience / Smell / Odorous substance / Incense |
RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CB Christian life; spirituality |
Further subjects: | B
Smell
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Odors B Senses and sensation Religious aspects Christianity B Smell Religious aspects B Smell Religious aspects Islam B Human Body Religious aspects Christianity |
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Summary: | Sensory worlds -- Scent in civic and domestic space -- Fragrant food -- Smells of health and disease -- Sacred scents -- God's nostrils -- Transforming the body: scent in early Christianity -- Purifying the body: scent in early Islam -- Scents of paradise -- Heavenly scents |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0739174525 |