The sea can wash away all evils : modern marine pollution and the ancient Cathartic Ocean / Kimberley C. Patton.

Author/creator Patton, Kimberley C., 1958-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxx, 185 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

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".
Local noteLittle-348853--305131055741Z
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [167]-176) and index.
LCCN 2006023553
ISBN0231138067 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231138062 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231510853 (e-book)
ISBN9780231510851 (e-book)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BL450 .P38 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold