Green, Deborah A. <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780271066233 0271066237 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.<br/>Jews--Social life and customs.--Palestine<br/>Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.<br/>Perfumes--Religious aspects--Judaism.<br/>Odors in the Bible.<br/>RELIGION / Judaism / General
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1199.O36  / G74 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>296.1/208152166