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Water, Christianity and the Rise of Capitalism
Terje Oestigaard
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Hardback. The Christian religion is deeply imbued with the imagery of water, and water plays a central role in its religious practices, not least in baptism. Yet the wider role of water in Christianity has been little explored. In this book, Terje Oestigaard uses the dramatic changes that took place in perceptions of water during the Reformation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRC; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
The Christian religion is deeply imbued with the imagery of water, and water plays a central role in its religious practices, not least in baptism. Yet the wider role of water in Christianity has been little explored. In this pioneering book, Terje Oestigaard uses the dramatic changes that took place in perceptions of water during the Reformation to reveal the importance that water played in structuring society and religion in the post-Reformation period. Prior to the Reformation, most common people believed misfortune and catastrophe were caused by the devil, and sought protection in the use of holy water blessed ... Read more
The Christian religion is deeply imbued with the imagery of water, and water plays a central role in its religious practices, not least in baptism. Yet the wider role of water in Christianity has been little explored. In this pioneering book, Terje Oestigaard uses the dramatic changes that took place in perceptions of water during the Reformation to reveal the importance that water played in structuring society and religion in the post-Reformation period. Prior to the Reformation, most common people believed misfortune and catastrophe were caused by the devil, and sought protection in the use of holy water blessed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780760667
SKU
V9781780760667
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About Terje Oestigaard
Terje Oestigaard is Research Fellow with the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala, Sweden. He was previously Research Fellow at the Centre for Development Studies, University of Bergen, and the Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Oslo. He is co-editor (with Terje Tvedt) of A History of Water, Series I, Volume 3 : The World of Water and of A History ... Read more
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