| The Smell Culture Reader Contributor(s): Drobnick, Jim (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845202120 ISBN-13: 9781845202125 Publisher: Berg 3pl OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Here is a much-needed overview of what is arguably our most elusive sense. Sight and hearing have been the subject of numerous books, while the so-called "lower senses" have remained relatively unexplored despite powerful and complex social meanings. From hygiene to aromatherapy, the foul to the fragrant, smell is shown here to be much more than a physical act of perception. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.4 |
| LCCN: 2006009887 |
| Series: Sensory Formations |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.34" W x 9.4" (1.80 lbs) 442 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |