Smell is fundamental to experience but mired in paradox.
Addressing this engagi.
From hygiene to aromatherapy, the fetid to the fragrant, smells are shown to be much more than just an adornment or a nuisance.
The Smell Culture Reader provides a much-needed overview of what is arguably the most elusive sense.
Considered ephemeral, scents have survived throughout the ages in a number of religious practices.
Stigmatized as animalistic, it nonetheless feeds a vast fragrance and marketing industry.
Smell is fundamental to experience but mired in paradox