The aroma of righteousness : scent and seduction in rabbinic life and literature / / Deborah A. Green
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| Autore: |
Green Deborah A.
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| Titolo: |
The aroma of righteousness : scent and seduction in rabbinic life and literature / / Deborah A. Green
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| Pubblicazione: | University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2011] |
| ©2011 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiv, 286 p. :) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina: | 296.1208152166 |
| Soggetto topico: | Odors in the Bible |
| Jews - Palestine - Social life and customs | |
| Rabbinical literature - History and criticism | |
| Perfumes - Religious aspects - Judaism | |
| Judaism - History - Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The aroma of righteousness |
| ISBN: | 0-271-06623-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910797373203321 |
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