People at the well :  kinds, usages and meanings of water in a global perspective / 
Hans Peter Hahn, Karlheinz Cless, Jens Soentgen (eds.). 
 - 316 pages :  illustrations (chiefly color), maps ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/> International conference proceedings, September 2010, Goethe University, Frankfurt. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / Karlheinz Cless and Hans Peter Hahn -- Water as substance and meaning: Anthropological perspectives / Hans Peter Hahn -- Virtual water and water footprints: Global supply and production chains and their impacts on freshwater resources / Simon Meissner -- What is water? Some philosophical considerations / Klaus Ruthenberg -- An essay on dew / Jens Soentgen -- People at the well: Experiences around water / Karlheinz Cless -- Water magic / Richard Wilk -- Consumption and production: Changing perceptions of water in northern Ghana / Wolfram Laube -- Neglecting the opportunity? Productive water uses for small income generation / Irit Eguavoen -- Water makes the difference: The case of South India / Bettina Weiz -- Making connections: Accessing water in Mumbai's settlements / Nikhil Anand -- Water in Amazonia / Klaus Hilbert -- 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 Weschenfelder -- Water beliefs and changing times in Nigeria / Emmanuel M. Akpabio -- Guarded by the devil: The fear of pollution from wells among the Iraqw of northern Tanzania / Anne-Christina Achterberg-Boness. 
<br/><br/> "Water is never just HâO. 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."--P.[4] of cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783593396101 3593396106 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012415542 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>1017773831  DE-101 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Water and civilization--Congresses.<br/>Water use--Congresses.<br/>Water--Folklore--Congresses.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CB482  / .P467 2012