02751cam a2200553Ma 4500 ocn899266270 OCoLC 20200709060354.0 m d cr |||||||nn|n 100915s2011 paua ob 001 0 eng d P@U eng pn P@U OCLCO YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ N$T 9780271066233 (electronic bk.) 0271066237 (electronic bk.) 9780271037677 (cloth ; alk. paper) 0271037679 1029497 (N$T) (OCoLC)899266270 a-is--- BS1199.O36 G74 2011 REL 040000 bisacsh 296.1/208152166 22 MAIN Green, Deborah A. The aroma of righteousness [electronic resource] : scent and seduction in rabbinic life and literature / Deborah A. Green. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011. 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages :) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier 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. Print version record. Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc. Judaism History Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D. Jews Palestine Social life and customs. Rabbinical literature History and criticism. Perfumes Religious aspects Judaism. Odors in the Bible. RELIGION / Judaism / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Green, Deborah A. Aroma of righteousness. University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011 (DLC) 2010039072 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1029497 Project MUSE MUSE muse38164 YBP Library Services YANK 12228852 EBSCOhost EBSC 1029497 92 N$T 56321 56321