Communicating Sacred Meanings Through Perfumes: From the Bible to Current Times
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Lattao P.,
Cantoni L.
Tipo
Contributo in libro
Anno
2026
Lingua
Inglese
Sommario
Perfumes have been extensively used in religious contexts, stimulating memories, suggesting meanings and promoting inner motions in a vertical movement from human beings to God. The paper re-traces the role of perfumes within the Biblical tradition and within the Christian message, highlighting its role in cultural practices, as well as a signifier of a pure orientation toward Heaven. Such role has been constantly in dialogue with perfumery practices and ingredients, creating a very rich and nuanced olfactory language. The research adopts a qualitative method to explore these dimensions.
While in current times perfumes appear less linked with religion or religious practices, it keeps several active links with them, as highlighted in the second part of the paper, which presents a dialogue with two major experts, exploring how current perfumes and practices have been deeply inspired and influenced by such tradition.
Libro
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
Editore
Springer Nature Switzerland
Pagine (o numero dell’articolo)
69-82
ISBN
9783031994807, 9783031994814
ISSN
2198-7246, 2198-7254
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Licenza
Licenza non definita
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