Making Scents of Smell

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dc.contributor.author	Moeran, Brian	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2009-02-04T10:25:35Z
dc.date.available	2009-02-04T10:25:35Z
dc.date.issued	2007-12-05T00:00:00Z	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6945
dc.description.abstract	This paper focuses on a hitherto unremarked aspect of cultural production – smell. It first outlines the historical background of Japanese scent culture, before moving on to describe in detail the processes by which incense is produced in Japan, and the various challenges facing a manufacturer with regard to consistency of raw materials, kneading blended materials, and drying formed incense sticks. It then concentrates on a group of incense manufacturers located on the western coast of Awaji Island in the Inland Sea of Japan, and suggests that it is access to, and successful management of, olfactory knowledge that enables a sub-contracted supplier to become independent by producing his own incense brands. The paper concludes by drawing a series of parallels betweenthe symbolic and social uses of incense in contemporary Japanese society, and thus underscores the connection between olfaction and transition noted for many other societies.	en_US
dc.format.extent	23 s.	en_US
dc.language	eng	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Creative Encounters Working Papers;1
dc.title	Making Scents of Smell	en_US
dc.type	wp	en_US
dc.accessionstatus	modt07dec05 nijemo	en_US
dc.contributor.corporation	Copenhagen Business School. CBS	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Institut for Interkulturel Kommunikation og Ledelse	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentshort	IKL	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentuk	Department of Intercultural Communication and Management	en_US
dc.contributor.departmentukshort	IKL	en_US
dc.idnumber	x656555601	en_US
dc.publisher.city	København	en_US
dc.publisher.year	2007	en_US
dc.title.subtitle	Manufacturing Incense in Japan	en_US