Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Abbreviations xv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Olfactory Context: Smelling the Early Christian World 11
7. 2. The Christian Body: Ritually Fashioned Experience 57
8. 3. Olfaction and Christian Knowing 99
9. 4. Redeeming Scents: Ascetic Models 156
10. 5. Sanctity and Stench 201
11. 6. Resurrection, Sensation, and Knowledge 222
12. Notes 241
13. Bibliography 331
14. Index of Biblical Citations 389
15. General Index 397