Jennifer Peace Peace Rhind

Fragrance and Wellbeing

Plant Aromatics and Their Influence on the Psyche

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For thousands of years fragrance has been used for altering emotional states and as part of spiritual practice. This book explores the impact of fragrance on the psyche from anthropological, perfumery and aromatherapy viewpoints and introduces a range of fragrance families â woody, resinous, spicy, herbaceous, agrestic, floral, citrus and attars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 177mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 874g
• ISBN-13: 9781848190900
• ISBN-10: 1848190905
• Artikelnr.: 38551892

Autorenporträt

Jennifer Peace Rhind

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Introduction. Part I. Scent: A Pan-Dimensional Perspective. 1. The
Fallen Angel. 2. Smell and the psyche. 3. Per fumum. 4. Perfume: The
transcendence of the sweet life. Part II. A Natural Palette of Aromatics.
5. Fragrance philosophies. 6. Woody, resinous, balsamic and coniferous
scents. 7. Spices. 8. Herbaceous, green, camphoraceous, cineolic and
agrestic scented botanicals. 9. Flowers. 10. Citrus, lemon-scented
botanicals and fruity fragrances. 11. Attars and the role of fragrance in
Unani Tibb medicine (Jeannie Fatimeh Graham). In conclusion. 12.
Cultivating the olfactory palate. Glossary. Appendix A. Classification of
fragrance. Appendix B. Ambergris. Appendix C. Fragrance and the four
elements. Appendix D. Developing sensory appreciation of plant aromatics,
essential oils, absolutes and fragrances. References. Bibliography for
Chapter 11. Recommended reading.