Katelynn Robinson

The Sense of Smell in the Middle Ages

A Source of Certainty

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Odors, including those of incense, spices, cooking, and refuse, were both ubiquitous and meaningful in central and late medieval Western Europe. While the senses have received increasing scholarly attention in recent decades this volume presents the first detailed research into the sense of smell in the later European Middle Ages

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781032090092
• ISBN-10: 103209009X
• Artikelnr.: 62150606

Autorenporträt

Katelynn Robinson completed her PhD at the University of Missouri. Her current research focuses on the importance of the sense of smell in medieval culture.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: Why Odor?
Part 1 - The Anatomy and Physiology of Olfaction
Chapter 1: "A smell is always a 'half-breed'": Greek and Arabic Discussions
of Smell
Chapter 2: Odor is a Fumous Evaporation: The Medieval Anatomy and
Physiology of Smell
Part 2 - The Powers of Odors
Chapter 3: Aromaticity Strengthens the Spirits: Physical Powers of Odors in
Scholastic Texts
Chapter 4: Beware Fetid Air: Scholastic Powers of Odor in the Popular
Sphere
Part 3 - The Spiritual Sense of Smell
Chapter 5: The Smell of My Son: The Sense of Smell in Theology to c. 1200
Chapter 6: The Sense of Smell of Discretion: Medically-Aware Olfactory
Theology in the Later Middle Ages
Conclusion: Certain Odors
Index