The nature and function of water, baths, bathing, and hygiene from antiquity through the Renaissance
The nature and function of water, baths, bathing, and hygiene from antiquity through the Renaissance
About this book
Examining historical water use and ideology diachronically and cross regionally, this book reveals how religion, politics, science and social relationships transformed and were transformed by the manipulation of, uses of, and disputes over water in daily life, ceremonies, and literature.
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- OL Work ID
- OL18354034W
Subjects
Social life and customsWater-useIntellectual lifeBathing customsWaterHygieneCivilizationBathsHistoryWater and civilizationWater useEurope, social life and customsEurope, civilizationEurope, intellectual lifeSocial aspects