Essence of the Ancients: A Journey into Historical Aromatherapy
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Erscheinungsdatum
30.03.2026
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Shadow House PressSeitenzahl
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Englisch
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Step into the fragrant world of the ancient past and discover how scent shaped religion, healing, trade, power, and daily life across the great civilisations of history.
Essence of the Ancients: A Journey into Historical Aromatherapy explores the remarkable story of aromatic plants, sacred resins, perfumed oils, incense, and smoke from the earliest human world to the threshold of modern aromatherapy. From the temples of Egypt and the cities of Mesopotamia to the incense arts of China and Japan, the healing traditions of India, the perfumed culture of Greece and Rome, the aromatic sciences of the Islamic world, and the herbal inheritance of medieval Europe, this book reveals the deep and enduring role of fragrance in human civilisation.
Inside this rich historical journey, you will discover:
The sacred importance of incense in temples, rituals, and offerings
The use of fragrant oils, resins, and botanicals in ancient medicine and healing
How myrrh, frankincense, kyphi, sandalwood, agarwood, rose, camphor, and other treasured substances traveled across continents
The cultural meaning of scent in burial rites, kingship, devotion, purification, status, and spiritual life
The rise of perfume making, aromatic trade networks, and the early foundations of distillation
How ancient practices connect with, differ from, and still influence modern aromatherapy
This is a sweeping exploration of the world's great aromatic traditions and the precious substances that moved through shrines, palaces, marketplaces, monasteries, bathhouses, and homes. It uncovers a history in which fragrance was never a trivial luxury, but a force bound up with the body, the soul, the imagination, and the unseen structure of the world.
For readers drawn to ancient history, incense, perfume, sacred ritual, herbal traditions, and the forgotten meanings of scent, this book opens the door to a lost sensory world that still lingers around us.
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