The aroma of righteousness
Green, Deborah A.
The aroma of righteousness scent and seduction in rabbinic life and literature / [electronic resource] : Deborah A. Green. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages :) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
9780271066233 0271066237
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Jews--Social life and customs.--Palestine
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Perfumes--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Odors in the Bible.
RELIGION / Judaism / General
Electronic books.
BS1199.O36 / G74 2011
296.1/208152166
The aroma of righteousness scent and seduction in rabbinic life and literature / [electronic resource] : Deborah A. Green. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages :) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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.
9780271066233 0271066237
Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Jews--Social life and customs.--Palestine
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
Perfumes--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Odors in the Bible.
RELIGION / Judaism / General
Electronic books.
BS1199.O36 / G74 2011
296.1/208152166
