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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 | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, |
| Description | xx, 185 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR eBooks |
| 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". |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-176) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |