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 Info | New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xx, 185 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table 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 note | Little-348853--305131055741Z |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-176) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006023553 |
| ISBN | 0231138067 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231138062 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231510853 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 9780231510851 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | BL450 .P38 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |