Sandalwood and carrion (Record no. 66949)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199916306
028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME
Distributor Name : Zafaa Books & Distributors
Distributor address : 313/103A, H. No.-15, Tulsi Nagar, Inderlok, Delhi
Bill Number : ZBD0351
Bill Date : 24/12/2025
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 152.1 MCH
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name McHugh, James.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Sandalwood and carrion
Remainder of title : smell in premodern Indian religion and culture.
Statement of responsibility, etc /James McHugh.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc : Oxford University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc , 2013.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xix, 322 p.
Dimensions ;24 cm.
365 ## - TRADE PRICE
Price amount 4685
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc James McHugh offers the first comprehensive examination of the concepts and practices related to smell in pre-modern India. Drawing on a wide range of textual sources, from poetry to medical texts, he shows the deeply significant religious and cultural role of smell in India throughout the first millennium CE.<br/><br/>McHugh describes sophisticated arts of perfumery, developed in temples, monasteries, and courts, which resulted in worldwide ocean trade. He shows that various religious discourses on the purpose of life emphasized the pleasures of the senses, including olfactory experience, as a valid end in themselves. Fragrances and stenches were analogous to certain values, aesthetic or ethical, and in a system where karmic results often had a sensory impact-where evil literally stank-the ethical and aesthetic became difficult to distinguish.<br/><br/>Sandalwood and Carrion explores smell in pre-modern India from many perspectives, covering such topics as philosophical accounts of smell perception, odors in literature, the history of perfumery in India, the significance of sandalwood in Buddhism, and the divine offering of perfume to the gods.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Rites and ceremonies
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Religious aspects.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Religion.
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name James McHugh
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Books
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Checked out Date last seen Date checked out Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     SNU LIBRARY SNU LIBRARY 02/01/2026 Zafaa Books & Distributors 4685.00 2 3 152.1 MCH 31285 17/08/2026 22/04/2026 22/04/2026 02/01/2026 Books
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