The aroma of recollection: Olfaction, nostalgia, and the shaping of the sensuous self

Senses and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-22

  Waskul, Dennis D ^a   Vannini, Phillip ^b   Wilson, Janelle ^c  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Nostalgia; Olfaction; Olfactory perception; Somatic work

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849118723     PISSN: 17458927     EISSN: 17458935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/174589309X388546     Document Type: Article

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