| Description |
xx, 185 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-176) and index. |
| Contents |
The Dutch bread-man : ocean as divinity and scapegoat -- The crisis of modern marine pollution -- The purifying sea in the religious imagination : supernatural aspects of natural elements -- "The sea can wash away all evils" : ancient Greece and the Cathartic Sea -- "The great woman down there" : Sedna and ritual pollution in Inuit seascapes -- "O ocean, I ask you to be merciful" : the Hindu submarine mare-fire -- "Here end the works of the sea, the works of love". |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Water -- Religious aspects.
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Ocean -- Religious aspects.
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Ocean.
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Marine pollution.
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Purity, Ritual.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0231138067 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780231138062 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0231510853 (electronic bk.) |
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9780231510851 (electronic bk.) |
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