The smell culture reader

Description:

Here is a much-needed overview of what is arguably our most elusive sense. Sight and hearing have been the subject of numerous books, while the so-called "lower senses" have remained relatively unexplored despite powerful and complex social meanings. From hygiene to aromatherapy, the foul to the fragrant, smell is shown here to be much more than a physical act of perception.

subjects: Sens et sensations,  Odorat,  Psychosociale aspecten,  Senses and sensation,  Smell,  Reukzin,  Zintuigen