People at the Well

Kinds, Usages and Meanings of Water in a Global Perspective

Produktinformationen

Herausgeber: Karlheinz Cless, Hans Peter Hahn und Jens Soentgen
ISBN: 9783593416809
Verlag: Campus Frankfurt / New York
Erscheinungstermin: 2012-04-19
Erscheinungsjahr (elektronische Fassung): 2012
Auflage: 1
Seiten: 317
Paket: Sozialwissenschaften 2012 [460]

P-ISBN: 9783593396101

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Karlheinz Cless (Hg.), Hans Peter Hahn (Hg.), Jens Soentgen (Hg.), People at the Well (2012), Campus Frankfurt / New York, 60486 Frankfurt/Main, ISBN: 9783593416809

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Beschreibung / Abstract

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.

Beschreibung

Hans Peter Hahn ist Professor am Institut für Ethnologie der Universität Frankfurt am Main, Karlheinz Cless, Dr. rer. oec., ist dort Doktorand. Jens Soentgen, Dr. phil., ist wissenschaftlicher Leiter am Wissenschaftszentrum Umwelt der Universität Augsburg.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • BEGINN
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Water as substance and meaning: Anthropological perspectives
  • Virtual water and water footprints: Global supply and production chains and their impacts on freshwater resources
  • What is water? Some philosophical considerations
  • An essay on dew
  • People at the well: Experiences around water
  • Water magic
  • Consumption and production: Changing perceptions of water in northern Ghana
  • Neglecting the opportunity? Productive water uses for small income generation
  • Water makes the difference: The case of South India
  • Making connections: Accessing water in Mumbai†™s settlements
  • Water in Amazonia
  • 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.)
  • Water beliefs and changing times in Nigeria
  • Guarded by the devil: The fear of pollution from wells among the Iraqw of northern Tanzania
  • Figure and Table Credits
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index of Persons and Subjects
  • Index of Locations

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