%0 Journal Article
%@ 1474-0591
%A Jung, Dinah
%C Cambridge; New York
%D 2013
%F heidok:20194
%I Cambridge University Press
%J Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
%K cultural history, history, perfumery, incense, agarwood, Asia, Islam, buddhism, anthropology, kodo, woodcarving, fragrance
%N 01
%P 103-125
%T The Cultural Biography of Agarwood
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/20194/
%V 23
%X The intangible heritage of making fine use of agarwood is a story of exceptional refinement, concerning arts and (syn-) aesthetic sensitivity, as well as a story of valuing and employing nature, commercialisation, and of the search for identity within the multicultural entanglements of Asia. Its continuation presents a challenge in business, scientific and cultural regards.     CONTENTS: I. Portrayal of the aromatic material – II. Early perfumery arts and exotic stimuli – III. Supraregional contacts, literati societies, and a refined perfumery – IV. Ritualised forms of incense appreciation – V. Reinvention of Asian perfumery arts and new identities.