People at the Well - Kinds, Usages and Meanings of Water in a Global Perspective; .
Kinds, Usages and Meanings of Water in a Global Perspective Herausgegeben:Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens;Mitarbeit:Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens; Achterberg-Bones, Anne-Christina; Akpabio, Emmanuel; Anand, Nikhil; Eguavoen
People at the Well - Kinds, Usages and Meanings of Water in a Global Perspective; .
Kinds, Usages and Meanings of Water in a Global Perspective Herausgegeben:Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens;Mitarbeit:Hahn, Hans Peter; Cless, Karlheinz; Soentgen, Jens; Achterberg-Bones, Anne-Christina; Akpabio, Emmanuel; Anand, Nikhil; Eguavoen
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…mehr
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.
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.
Inhaltsangabe
ContentsPreface7IntroductionKarlheinz Cless and Hans Peter Hahn9Water as substance and meaning: Anthropological perspectivesHans Peter Hahn23Virtual water and water footprints: Global supply and production chains and their impacts on freshwater resourcesSimon Meissner44What is water? Some philosophical considerationsKlaus Ruthenberg65An essay on dewJens Soentgen79People at the well: Experiences around waterKarlheinz Cless98Water magicRichard Wilk126Consumption and production: Changing perceptions of water in northern GhanaWolfram Laube145Neglecting the opportunity? Productive water uses for small income generationIrit Eguavoen170Water makes the difference: The case of South IndiaBettina Weiz190Making connections: Accessing water in Mumbai's settlementsNikhil Anand217Water in AmazoniaKlaus Hilbert232Water 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.)Petra Weschenfelder246Water beliefs and changing times in NigeriaEmmanuel M. Akpabio266Guarded by the devil: The fear of pollution from wells among the Iraqw of northern TanzaniaAnne-Christina Achterberg-Boness281Figure and Table Credits299Notes on Contributors303Index of Persons and Subjects307Index of Locations315Contents
Preface7
Introduction Karlheinz Cless and Hans Peter Hahn9
Water as substance and meaning: Anthropological perspectives Hans Peter Hahn23
Virtual water and water footprints: Global supply and production chains and their impacts on freshwater resources Simon Meissner44
What is water? Some philosophical considerations Klaus Ruthenberg65
An essay on dew Jens Soentgen79
People at the well: Experiences around water Karlheinz Cless98
Water magic Richard Wilk126
Consumption and production: Changing perceptions of water in northern Ghana Wolfram Laube145
Neglecting the opportunity? Productive water uses for small income generation Irit Eguavoen170
Water makes the difference: The case of South India Bettina Weiz190
Making connections: Accessing water in Mumbai's settlements Nikhil Anand217
Water in Amazonia Klaus Hilbert232
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.) Petra Weschenfelder246
Water beliefs and changing times in Nigeria Emmanuel M. Akpabio266
Guarded by the devil: The fear of pollution from wells among the Iraqw of northern Tanzania Anne-Christina Achterberg-Boness281
ContentsPreface7IntroductionKarlheinz Cless and Hans Peter Hahn9Water as substance and meaning: Anthropological perspectivesHans Peter Hahn23Virtual water and water footprints: Global supply and production chains and their impacts on freshwater resourcesSimon Meissner44What is water? Some philosophical considerationsKlaus Ruthenberg65An essay on dewJens Soentgen79People at the well: Experiences around waterKarlheinz Cless98Water magicRichard Wilk126Consumption and production: Changing perceptions of water in northern GhanaWolfram Laube145Neglecting the opportunity? Productive water uses for small income generationIrit Eguavoen170Water makes the difference: The case of South IndiaBettina Weiz190Making connections: Accessing water in Mumbai's settlementsNikhil Anand217Water in AmazoniaKlaus Hilbert232Water 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.)Petra Weschenfelder246Water beliefs and changing times in NigeriaEmmanuel M. Akpabio266Guarded by the devil: The fear of pollution from wells among the Iraqw of northern TanzaniaAnne-Christina Achterberg-Boness281Figure and Table Credits299Notes on Contributors303Index of Persons and Subjects307Index of Locations315Contents
Preface7
Introduction Karlheinz Cless and Hans Peter Hahn9
Water as substance and meaning: Anthropological perspectives Hans Peter Hahn23
Virtual water and water footprints: Global supply and production chains and their impacts on freshwater resources Simon Meissner44
What is water? Some philosophical considerations Klaus Ruthenberg65
An essay on dew Jens Soentgen79
People at the well: Experiences around water Karlheinz Cless98
Water magic Richard Wilk126
Consumption and production: Changing perceptions of water in northern Ghana Wolfram Laube145
Neglecting the opportunity? Productive water uses for small income generation Irit Eguavoen170
Water makes the difference: The case of South India Bettina Weiz190
Making connections: Accessing water in Mumbai's settlements Nikhil Anand217
Water in Amazonia Klaus Hilbert232
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.) Petra Weschenfelder246
Water beliefs and changing times in Nigeria Emmanuel M. Akpabio266
Guarded by the devil: The fear of pollution from wells among the Iraqw of northern Tanzania Anne-Christina Achterberg-Boness281
Figure and Table Credits299
Notes on Contributors303
Index of Persons and Subjects307
Index of Locations315
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