Terje Oestigaard: 2 books
by Terje Oestigaard
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
The Christian religion is deeply imbued with the imagery of water, and water plays a central role in its religious practices, not least in baptism. Yet the wider role of water in Christianity has been little explored. In this pioneering book, Terje Oestigaard uses the dramatic changes that took place...
The Religious Nile
Water, Ritual and Society Since Ancient Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
The Nile is arguably the most famous river in the world. For millennia, the search for its source defeated emperors and explorers. Yet the search for its source also contained a religious quest - a search for the origin of its divine and life-giving waters. Terje Oestigaard reveals how the beliefs...