Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Premodern Indian Religion and Culture by James McHugh
Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Premodern Indian Religion and Culture
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James McHugh

Sandalwood and Carrion: Smell in Premodern Indian Religion and Culture

James McHugh

345 pages • 2012

4 editions

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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 deeply significant religious and cul...

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