An Ethnography of Fragrance

The Perfumery Arts of 'Adan/Laḥj
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18725-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 84, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

The perfumery arts in Asia have traditionally been presented as exotic or, in recent decades, mainly ignored. The ethnographic report in hand recalibrates the character and meaning of perfumery in the Islamic world illustrated by the local example of Adan/Lahj. By retelling the stories which have become associated with specific fragrances there, the author simultaneously introduces the reader to the history and culture of Islam and the southern edge of Yemen. The cultural exchange along the Indian Ocean Rim and within the colonial empires supported the spread and refinement of aromatics. The result is a new and fascinating portrayal and explanation of perfumery in general as well as of ist tradition and special features in West Asia up to recent times.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in the history of the Islamic culture and the Indian Ocean, Inner Asian exchange, globalization, arts and aesthetics, perfumery studies, as well as anthropology and ethnographic writing.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jung, Dinah

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Leben & Praxis
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Materielle Kultur, Wirtschaftsethnologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam

Über Autor(innen)

Jung, Dinah
Dinah Jung (Cultural Anthropology, University of Basel) is postdoc at the Institute of East Asian Art History at the University of Heidelberg. She has specialized in perfumery studies, conducting research in Europe, West Asia, and recently in Southeast Asia.