Water : a spritual history
Bradley, Ian, 1950-2012
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Main title:
Water : a spritual history / Ian Bradley.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2012.
Collation:
xi, 287 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
1. The spiritual significance of water in the world's major religions -- 2. Classical, Celtic and early Christian attitudes to water -- 3. Medieval holy wells -- 4. The rise of spas - a Protestant approach to water -- 5. Romanticism and antiquarianism in the 18th and 19th centuries -- 6. Water is best - hydropathy, temperance and the cult of cleanliness -- 7. Visions and miracles - the rediscovery of holy water in the late 19th century -- 8. The dawning of the Age of Aquarius - spiritual approaches to water in the 20th century -- 9. Water today - holistic hedonism, overflowing fonts and disappearing rivers.
ISBN:
9781441111739
Dewey class:
553.7
Language:
English
BRN:
206337
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Environment | 553.7 BRA | Available |