Water : a spiritual history /: a spiritual history. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ian Bradley.
• Other Names: Bradley, Ian C
• Contents: FC; Half title; By the same author; Title; Copyright; Quotes; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements ; 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 ; Appendix: 10 places in which to experience the spirituality of water -- a personal selection ; Notes ; Bibliography
• Publisher Details: London New York : Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 287 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 202.12; Water -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Gaia & Earth Energies; RELIGION -- Christianity -- General; RELIGION -- Theology; Water -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441177735; 1441177736; 9781441167675; 1441167676
• Related ISBNs: 9781441111739; 1441111735
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.