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Seven Scents
Healing and the Aromatic Imagination
Taschenbuch von Dorothy P Abram
Sprache: Englisch

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Identifying seven aromatic plants with specific psychoactive properties, the author describes the different states of consciousness that are achieved, manipulated, and transformed by the people and cultures that use them, both in the past and in the contemporary world. Focusing on the role that scent plays in healing and spiritual experience, the book makes reference to Hindu, Greek and Biblical legends, revealing new dimensions of knowledge.
Identifying seven aromatic plants with specific psychoactive properties, the author describes the different states of consciousness that are achieved, manipulated, and transformed by the people and cultures that use them, both in the past and in the contemporary world. Focusing on the role that scent plays in healing and spiritual experience, the book makes reference to Hindu, Greek and Biblical legends, revealing new dimensions of knowledge.
Über den Autor
Dorothy Abram, Ed.D., is Professor of Psychology and Sociology at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI, USA. Her interest in the therapeutic and psychoactive potencies of aromatic plants includes a Certificate in Integrative Aromatherapy from the Institute of Integrative Aromatherapy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Besmeared with Sandalwood: Context, Culture, and Consciousness of Aromatic Healing in the Life of a 19th Century Hindu Saint. 2. Shamanic Aspects in the Journey of Job: The Healer as Hero. 3. To Neem or Not: On the Benefits of Ambivalence and the Worship of the Hindu Smallpox Goddess Sitala Mata. 4. Fragrant Terebinth: A Fresh Look at the Ancient Akedah. 5. Creating Presence: Holy Basil (Tulsi) and Hindu Devotional Performance. 6. "In Memory of Her": Healing with Spikenard in Biblical Times. 7. The Scent of Jasmine: Spanning the Divide Between Epilepsy as a Disability or as Extraordinary Experience through Cultural Context. Conclusion. Appendix: Sources for Scents.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Esoterik & Anthroposophie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781848193499
ISBN-10: 1848193491
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Abram, Dorothy P
Illustrator: Mernoff, Laura
Hersteller: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 8 mm
Von/Mit: Dorothy P Abram
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.06.2017
Gewicht: 0,227 kg
Artikel-ID: 132971530
Über den Autor
Dorothy Abram, Ed.D., is Professor of Psychology and Sociology at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI, USA. Her interest in the therapeutic and psychoactive potencies of aromatic plants includes a Certificate in Integrative Aromatherapy from the Institute of Integrative Aromatherapy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Besmeared with Sandalwood: Context, Culture, and Consciousness of Aromatic Healing in the Life of a 19th Century Hindu Saint. 2. Shamanic Aspects in the Journey of Job: The Healer as Hero. 3. To Neem or Not: On the Benefits of Ambivalence and the Worship of the Hindu Smallpox Goddess Sitala Mata. 4. Fragrant Terebinth: A Fresh Look at the Ancient Akedah. 5. Creating Presence: Holy Basil (Tulsi) and Hindu Devotional Performance. 6. "In Memory of Her": Healing with Spikenard in Biblical Times. 7. The Scent of Jasmine: Spanning the Divide Between Epilepsy as a Disability or as Extraordinary Experience through Cultural Context. Conclusion. Appendix: Sources for Scents.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Esoterik & Anthroposophie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781848193499
ISBN-10: 1848193491
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Abram, Dorothy P
Illustrator: Mernoff, Laura
Hersteller: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 8 mm
Von/Mit: Dorothy P Abram
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.06.2017
Gewicht: 0,227 kg
Artikel-ID: 132971530
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