LEADER 02791nam 2200517 450 001 9910511639103321 005 20200507111955.0 010 $a1-350-98919-3 010 $a1-83860-964-4 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350989191 035 $a(CKB)4100000008154675 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5763540 035 $a(OCoLC)1154481531 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350989191 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000008154675 100 $a20200507d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe religious Nile $ewater, ritual and society since ancient Egypt /$fTerje Oestigaard 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon, England :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2020. 210 2$aLondon, England :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2020 215 $a1 online resource (482 pages) 311 $a1-78453-978-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- Chapter 1: Sources of Religion -- Chapter 2: The Source of the Blue Nile and Lake Tana in Ethiopia -- Chapter 3: From Lake Victoria to Murchison Falls in Uganda -- Chapter 4: Sources in the Sky and Rainmaking -- Chapter 5: The River Civilization in the Desert -- Chapter 6: Water and World Religions along the Nile -- Index. 330 $a"The Nile is arguably the most famous river in the world. For millennia, the search for its source defeated emperors and explorers. Yet the search for its source also contained a religious quest - a search for the origin of its divine and life-giving waters. Terje Oestigaard reveals how the beliefs associated with the river have played a key role in the cultural development and make-up of the societies and civilizations associated with it. Drawing upon his personal experience and fieldwork in Africa, including details of rites and ceremonies now fast disappearing, the author brings out in rich detail the religious and spiritual meanings attached to the life-giving waters by those whose lives are so bound to the river. Part religious quest, part exploration narrative, the author shows how this mighty river is a powerful source for a greater understanding of human nature, society and religion."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aRivers$xReligious aspects 606 $aRivers$zAfrica$xHistory 606 $2Ancient religions & mythologies 607 $aNile River$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRivers$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aRivers$xHistory. 676 $a201.65514830962 700 $aOestigaard$b Terje$0592185 801 0$bN 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910511639103321 996 $aThe religious Nile$92551760 997 $aUNINA