Overview

The story of incense is one of the most intriguing in both eastern and western culture. From the first millennium BC to the present day it has been sought after and valued on a par with precious metals or gems. Although incense was a luxury, it was consumed in prodigious quantities by the ancient world, in temples and at funerals, but also in private homes. The papers in this volume look at the role of incense, primarily - though not exclusively - during the Roman period. It is hoped that they will provide a starting point for further research into this important, but neglected, area of social and economic archaeology.

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Author:   D. P. S. Peacock ,  A. C. S. Peacock ,  David Williams
Publisher:   Oxbow Books
Imprint:   Oxbow Books
ISBN:  

9781842172254

ISBN 10:   1842172255
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 December 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction (David Peacock and David Williams) The incense kingdoms of Yemen: An outline history of the south Arabian Incense trade (Caroline Singer) Basalt as ships' ballast and the Roman incense trade (David Peacock, David Williams and Sarah James) The Port of Qana' and the incense trade (Alexander Sedov) Frankincense in the 'triangular' Indo-Arabian-Roman aromatics trade (Sunil Gupta) Incense in Mithraic ritual: the evidence of the finds (Joanna Bird) Incense and the port of Adulis (David Peacock and Lucy Blue) Frankincense and myrrh today (Myra Shackley) Bibliography

Reviews

it is gratifying to see the field of South Arabian archaeology and the incense routes that formed part of that network being explored with exemplary new sources of data.' -- T J Wilkinson Bulletin of the Society for Arabian Studies 2008 Peacock, Williams and Sarah James research sheds fascinating light on the spatial and historical development of this ancient trade. Sedovs presentation on Qana will become the definitive description of the site; it is not only a scholarly masterpiece but also immensely readable.' -- Werner Daum The British-Yemeni Society Journal 2008

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