The first comprehensive introduction to the role of smell in the history, literature and society of classical antiquity, "Smell and the Ancient Senses" examines the ways in which the olfactory sense contributed to our perceptions of bodies, environments, behaviour and morality.
The first comprehensive introduction to the role of smell in the history, literature and society of classical antiquity, "Smell and the Ancient Senses" examines the ways in which the olfactory sense contributed to our perceptions of bodies, environments, behaviour and morality.
Mark Bradley is Associate Professor of Ancient History at the University of Nottingham, UK.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: smell and the ancient senses 1. Smell as sign and cure in ancient medicine 2. Ancient philosophers on the sense of smell 3. Divine scents and presence 4. Smelling trees, flowers and herbs in the ancient world 5. Making scents of poetry 6. Roman urban smells: the archaeological evidence 7. Urban smells and Roman noses 8. The scent of Roman dining 9. Foul bodies in ancient Rome 10. Fragrance in the Rabbinic world 11. The smell of Christianity 12. Missing noses Bibliography Index
Introduction: smell and the ancient senses 1. Smell as sign and cure in ancient medicine 2. Ancient philosophers on the sense of smell 3. Divine scents and presence 4. Smelling trees, flowers and herbs in the ancient world 5. Making scents of poetry 6. Roman urban smells: the archaeological evidence 7. Urban smells and Roman noses 8. The scent of Roman dining 9. Foul bodies in ancient Rome 10. Fragrance in the Rabbinic world 11. The smell of Christianity 12. Missing noses Bibliography Index
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