Its topics range from the medieval concept of the 'odour of sanctity', to the aromatherapies of South America, and from olfactory stereotypes of gender and ethnicity in the modern West to the role of smell in postmodernity.

They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people or divide them, empower or disempower. Odours form the building blocks of cosmologies, class hierarchies, and political odours. It also covers a wide variey of non-Western societies. : Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell (9780415114738) by Classen, Constance Howes, David Synnott, Anthony and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Smell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures. It offers the first comprehensive exploration of the cultural role of odours in Western history - from antiquity to the present. This book breaks the 'olfactory silence' of modernity. by Classen, Constance, Howes, David, Synnott, Anthony. The authors argue that the sociology of smell is repressed in the modern West, and its social history ignored. We have 12 copies of Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell for sale starting from £24.89. 4.02 avg rating 63 ratings published 1994 8 editions. They can enforce social structures or transgress them, unite people or divide them, empower or disempower. Average rating 3.96 204 ratings 23 reviews shelved 1,509 times. mell is a social phenomenon, given particular meanings and values by different cultures.

Aroma by Constance Classen