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The aroma of righteousness : scent and seduction in rabbinic life and literature / Deborah A. Green.
Van Pelt Library BS1199.O36 G74 2011
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, Deborah A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Odors in the Bible.
- Perfumes--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Perfumes.
- Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
- Rabbinical literature.
- Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament.
- Jews--Palestine--Social life and customs.
- Jews.
- Manners and customs.
- Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
- Judaism.
- History.
- Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- "Studies aroma in Jewish life and literature in Palestine in the late Roman and early Byzantine periods. Uses the history and material culture of perfume and incense as a lens to view daily activities"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Tracking the trail of scent: an introduction
- The aroma of daily life: aromatics in Roman and rabbinic culture
- Election and the erotic: biblical portrayals of perfume and incense
- Spicy ideologies: fragrance and rabbinic beliefs
- Soothing odors: death, suffering, and sacrifice
- Ephemerality and fragrance: desire for divine immanence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780271037677
- 0271037679
- OCLC:
- 664840101
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