Scenting salvation ancient Christianit y and the olfactory imagination / [electronic resource] :
Susan Ashbrook Harvey.
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.
- xviii, 421 p. ; 24 cm.
- Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature Transformation of the classical heritage ; 42 .
- ACLS Fellowsâ publications. Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature Transformation of the classical heritage ; 42. ACLS Humanities E-Book. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-388) and indexes.
The olfactory context : smelling the early Christian world -- The Ch ristian body : ritually fashioned experience -- Olfaction and Christian knowing -- Redeeming scents : ascetic models -- Sanctity and stench -- Resurrection, sensation, and knowledge.
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2010. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Fellowsâ Publications]) ([A CLS Humanities E-Book]) ([Transformation of the classical heritage]) Mode of access: Intranet.
Smell-- Religious aspects Senses and sensation-- Religious aspects-- Christianity-- History . Odors. Worship. Sacrifice.