| Description |
1 online resource (159 pages) |
| Contents |
Besmeared with sandalwood: context, culture, and consciousness of aromatic healing in the life of a 19th-century Hindu saint -- Shamanic aspects in the journey of job: the healer as hero -- To neem or not: on the benefits of ambivalence and the worship of the Hindu smallpox goddess Sitala Mata -- The fragrance of Terebinth: a Fresh look at the ancient Akedah -- Creating presence: holy basil (Tulsi) and Hindu devotional performance -- In "memory of her": healing with spikenard in biblical times -- The scent of jasmine: spanning the divide between epilepsy as disability or as extraordinary experience through cultural context |
| Summary |
Examining the psychoactive nature of seven aromatic plants, this book centres on scent as a line of inquiry in the exploration of spiritual and healing states. Offering an exciting entry into the complexities of human experience, this book also makes reference to Biblical, Greek and Hindu stories and reveals new dimensions of knowledge |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mernoff, Laura, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
9780857013071 |
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0857013076 |
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