Olfaction and Other Senses in Chinese Culture: A Comparative Analysis, with Special Attention to the Use of the Term Xiang

The article analyses information on religious elements in the representation of senses in literary sources of late imperial China. The Introduction presents psychological and social functions of olfaction with reference to China. The second part deals with the concepts of *xiang*, especially in the...

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Main Author: Santangelo, Paolo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Ruhr-Universität Bochum [2019]
In: Entangled Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Culture / Religion / Senses / Smell / Räucherstäbchen / Aroma
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B stench
B worshipping
B Incense
B Religion
B Ritual
B olfaction
B Aroma
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