Research Catalog

Title

Scenting salvation [electronic resource] : ancient Christianity and the olfactory imagination / Susan Ashbrook Harvey.

Author

Harvey, Susan Ashbrook.

Publication

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.

Details

Description

1 online resource (xviii, 421 p.)

Series Statement

• The transformation of the classical heritage ; 42
• The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Uniform Title

Scenting salvation (Online)

Alternative Title

Scenting salvation (Online)

Subject

• Smell > Religious aspects > Christianity > History
• Senses and sensation > Religious aspects > Christianity > History
• Odors
• Worship
• Sacrifice

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-388) and indexes.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

The olfactory context : smelling the early Christian world -- The Christian body : ritually fashioned experience -- Olfaction and Christian knowing -- Redeeming scents : ascetic models -- Sanctity and stench -- Resurrection, sensation, and knowledge.

LCCN

2005013451

OCLC

ssj0000559490

Author

Harvey, Susan Ashbrook.

Title

Scenting salvation [electronic resource] : ancient Christianity and the olfactory imagination / Susan Ashbrook Harvey.

Imprint

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2006.

Series

The transformation of the classical heritage ; 42

The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-388) and indexes.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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