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
Summary
"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
