Sandalwood and Carrion : Smell in Indian Religion and Culture
New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. 1st ed., octavo, original stiff pictorial wraps, references, bibliography, index, pp xix, 322. Near fine condition.
James McHugh offers the first comprehensive examination of the concepts and practices related to smell in pre-modern India. Drawing on a wide range of textual sources, from poetry to medical texts, he shows the significant religious and cultural role of smell in India throughout the first millenium CE. Item #106781
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