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 RenaissanceAnne Scott
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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

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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.