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050	0	0	_aBL457.R58 _bO48 2018
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100	1		_aOestigaard, Terje, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe religious Nile : _bwater, ritual and society since ancient Egypt / _cTerje Oestigaard.
260			_aLondon : _bI.B. Tauris, _c2018.
300			_axiv, 466 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aRivers _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aRivers _zAfrica _xHistory.
651		0	_aNile River _xHistory.
650		4	_areligious history. _0(NL-LeOCL)294934626
650		7	_asocial life. _2ascl _0(NL-LeOCL)294937943
650		7	_aRivers. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01098312
650		7	_aRivers _xReligious aspects. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01098346
651		7	_aAfrica. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01239509
651		7	_aNile River. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01242174
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
776	0	8	_iElectronic version: _a9781786722423
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