The Aroma of Righteousness: Scent and Seduction in Rabbinic Life and Literature

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The AromA of righTeousness The Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, Pennsylvania THE AROMA OF Righteousness Scent and Seduction in Rabbinic Life and Literature D E B O R A H A . G R E E N Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Green, Deborah A. The aroma of righteousness : scent and seduction in rabbinic life and literature / Deborah A. Green. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Studies aroma in Jewish life and literature in Palestine in the late Roman and early Byzantine periods. Uses the history and material culture of perfume and incense as a lens to view daily activities” —Provided by publisher. isbn 978-0-271-03767-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Odors in the Bible. 2. Perfumes—Religious aspects—Judaism. 3. Rabbinical literature—History and criticism. 4. Bible. O.T.—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 5. Jews—Palestine—Social life and customs. 6. Judaism—History—Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.–210 A.D. I. Title. bs1199.o34g74 2011 296.1’208152166—dc22 2010039072 Copyright © 2011 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Material, ansi z39.48–1992. This book is printed on Natures Natural, which contains 50% post-consumer waste. for Reuben and Joshua ...