Description
| Product ID: | 9781845202132 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Sensory Formations |
| Title: | The Smell Culture Reader |
| Authors: | Author: Jim Drobnick |
| Page Count: | 456 |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Social theory, Social and cultural anthropology, Social theory, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Smell is fundamental to experience but mired in paradox. Stigmatized as animalistic, it nonetheless feeds a vast fragrance and marketing industry. Considered ephemeral, scents have survived throughout the ages in a number of religious practices. Smell is fundamental to experience but mired in paradox. Stigmatized as animalistic, it nonetheless feeds a vast fragrance and marketing industry. Considered ephemeral, scents have survived throughout the ages in a number of religious practices. The Smell Culture Reader provides a much-needed overview of what is arguably the most elusive sense. From hygiene to aromatherapy, the fetid to the fragrant, smells are shown to be much more than just an adornment or a nuisance. Addressing this engaging sense in redolent detail, The Smell Culture Reader demonstrates how essential smell is to sexuality, social status, personal identity, and cultural tradition. |
| Imprint Name: | Berg Publishers |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-05-01 |