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Conceptions of the watery world in Greco-Roman antiquity / Georgia L. Irby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Irby, Georgia L. (Georgia Lynette), 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hydrology--History--To 1500.
- Hydrology.
- Water--History.
- Water.
- Water--Mythology.
- Water--Religious aspects--Paganism.
- Water and civilization.
- Civilization, Classical.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Introduction : conceptions of the watery world
- Interpreting the watery framework : philosophy, cosmogony, and physics. Water and the creation of the world ; Seas and lakes ; The interplay between water and land : land, rivers, and springs
- Explaining watery phenomena. Watery weather ; Water, health, and disease
- Imagining the watery world. (Biological) creatures of the sea ; (Mythical) sea monsters and sea gods ; Water and the divine : unseen and magical forces of the spiritual world ; Sailor cults and cults of sea gods
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based upon online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed May 10, 2021).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the William E. Lingelbach Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Irby, Georgia L. (Georgia Lynette), 1965- Conceptions of the watery world in Greco-Roman antiquity
- ISBN:
- 1350136468
- 9781350136458
- 135013645X
- 9781350136427
- 1350136425
- 9781350136465
- Publisher Number:
- 99988651077
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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