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008 120504s2012 gw ab b 100 0 eng c
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020 $a9783593396101 (pbk.)
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050 00 $aCB482$b.P467 2012
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245 00 $aPeople at the well :$bkinds, usages and meanings of water in a global perspective /$cHans Peter Hahn, Karlheinz Cless, Jens Soentgen (eds.).
264 1 $aFrankfurt :$bCampus Verlag,$c[2012]
300 $a316 pages :$billustrations (chiefly color), maps ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
500 $aInternational conference proceedings, September 2010, Goethe University, Frankfurt.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 $a"Water is never just H₂O. It is always more. It has its own ways of world-making and is much more than just a substance or a commodity. Water is also a focal point of religious meanings and inspires cultural practices. The book shows the different forms, the wide range and the impressive diversity of people's dealings with water in different cultures. It presents case studies from various parts of the world, staging problems about changing accessibility of water and the expectations of men and women at different places. While focusing on the micro level the transdisciplinary approach highlights the fundamental differences of water related meanings and practices."--P.[4] of cover.
505 0 $aIntroduction / Karlheinz Cless and Hans Peter Hahn -- Water as substance and meaning: Anthropological perspectives / Hans Peter Hahn -- Virtual water and water footprints: Global supply and production chains and their impacts on freshwater resources / Simon Meissner -- What is water? Some philosophical considerations / Klaus Ruthenberg -- An essay on dew / Jens Soentgen -- People at the well: Experiences around water / Karlheinz Cless -- Water magic / Richard Wilk -- Consumption and production: Changing perceptions of water in northern Ghana / Wolfram Laube -- Neglecting the opportunity? Productive water uses for small income generation / Irit Eguavoen -- Water makes the difference: The case of South India / Bettina Weiz -- Making connections: Accessing water in Mumbai's settlements / Nikhil Anand -- Water in Amazonia / Klaus Hilbert -- Water management by divine benevolence along the River Nile: Artificial water reservoirs as pastoral meeting places in the Meroitic Sudan (ca. 350 B.C. to 350 A.D.) / Petra Weschenfelder -- Water beliefs and changing times in Nigeria / Emmanuel M. Akpabio -- Guarded by the devil: The fear of pollution from wells among the Iraqw of northern Tanzania / Anne-Christina Achterberg-Boness.
650 0 $aWater and civilization$vCongresses.
650 0 $aWater use$vCongresses.
650 0 $aWater$vFolklore$vCongresses.
700 1 $aHahn, Hans Peter.
700 1 $aCless, Karlheinz.
700 1 $aSoentgen, Jens.