Perfumer and incense-maker Persephenie introduces nerikoh and its history and use, in a hands-on incense-making workshop at the IAO.
Old Church Incense: Perfume Accords (online)
Ashley Eden Kessler teaches technical perfume composition with an exploration of an incense accord inspired by an old church. Online.
An Ancient Greek Story About Smell and Animal Sacrifice
Philosopher and poet Empedocles (492 – 432 BC) – to whom we attribute among other things the first conception of the elemental theory of matter (earth, air, fire, water) – was a Pythagorean, and therefore morally opposed to eating or harming animals. He believed animal sacrifice to be a diabolical injustice, even if done in the service of the gods.