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The Smell Culture Reader is a book that provides an overview of the sense of smell, which is often overlooked in comparison to sight and hearing. It explores the social and cultural significance of smell, from hygiene to aromatherapy, and challenges the notion that it is simply a physical act of perception.
Here is a much-needed overview of what is arguably our most elusive sense. Sight and hearing have been the subject of numerous books, while the so-called "lower senses" have remained relatively unexplored despite powerful and complex social meanings. From hygiene to aromatherapy, the foul to the fragrant, smell is shown here to be much more than a physical act of perception.
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