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
Summary
This book examines the "sweet smells of sanctity" within early Christianity and Islam. It is a comparative study of two nascent religious communities, located in disparate times and space, employing scent to define cultural, social, and theological ideals. It will be of interest to scholars of religious studies, gender studies, and history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 08, 2016)