Why Smell Is at the Center of Religious Experience

An article published in the journal Scientific Reports this month provides evidence that Smell-O-Vision may never have gone away. The finding has implications for the study of human chemical signaling—and also, perhaps, for the study of religion.

The German research team starts from an unusual premise: crowds don’t just release all sorts of noises and smells. They may also change the chemical composition of the air.....
http://www.alternet.org/belief/better-religion-through-chemistry