Rose, musk, incense, myrrh - scents have always been associated with magic, healing, and sexual power. However, what is considered aromatic varies greatly from culture to culture and from one historical period to another.

"Scent" reveals the secret history of aromas: from the aromatic symposiums of Ancient Greece to the "best artificial raspberry scent" ever created, from the sweet "fragrance of holiness" to contemporary designer fragrances. It is a journey that leads us to discover the aromatic filters of the Pacific and the Andes, to capture the "olfactory landscapes" of various cultures, and to understand the roles that scents have played throughout history.

On this journey, the authors encourage us to sharpen our senses and to perceive the powerful social meanings of scents. Scent, as they reveal, permeates the relationships between the sexes, social classes, and ethnic groups.

"Scent" invites us to follow the scent of ancient and modern cultures and to discover a universe etched by the traces of the smell of the people, animals, and plants that constitute it.