Smelling Things: Essential Oils and Essentialism in Contemporary American Spirituality
Contemporary yogis, evangelical Christians, and witches have incorporated essential oils and their aromas into practices as diverse as yoga, meditation, prayer, Bible reading, anointing, and spellcasting in the United States over the past forty years. These groups often view each other with alarm, y...
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2021
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Religion and American culture
Year: 2021, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 297-331 |
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