The Scented Ape: The Biology and Culture of Human Odour [1 ed.] 0521395615, 9780521395618

This book examines the sense of smell in humans, comparing it with the known functions of the same sense in other animal

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English Pages 286 [150] Year 1990

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Table of contents :
The human nose a zoological conundrum? 1

Chemoreception and the origin of sexual reproduction 12

The scented ape 49

The nasogenital relationship 79

Scent and the psyche 120

Perfume 142

Incense 168

The noselessness of man 207

The human nose and the monkeys tail 235

The Scented Ape: The Biology and Culture of Human Odour [1 ed.]
 0521395615, 9780521395618

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