Both the Christian Bible and Aristotle's works suggest that water should entirely flood the earth. This book investigates why 16th century Europeans were so interested in water's failure to submerge the earth when their predecessors had not been.
Both the Christian Bible and Aristotle's works suggest that water should entirely flood the earth. This book investigates why 16th century Europeans were so interested in water's failure to submerge the earth when their predecessors had not been.
Lindsay J. Starkey is an Assistant Professor of History at Kent State University at Stark. She specializes in early modern European history, and has published pieces in >Explorations in Renaissance Culture>, >Culture and Cosmos>, >Renaissance and Reformation/Renaissance et Réforme>, and >Preternature>.
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Introduction: Why Water? Chapter 1: Athens and Jerusalem on Water Part I: Water in Exegetical Natural Philosophical Cosmographical and Geographical Texts from circa 1000-1600 Chapter 2: Gathering Water in Exegetical Texts Chapter 3: Defining Water in Natural Philosophical Texts Chapter 4: Describing and Depicting Water in Cosmographical and Geographical Texts Part II: Why Water Chapter 5: Water in Newly Rediscovered Ancient and Medieval Texts Chapter 6: Exploring the Created Universe through Water Chapter 7: Sea Voyages and the Water-Earth Relationship Afterword: The Redefinition of the Universe and the Twenty-First-Century Water Crisis Bibliography Index.
Introduction: Why Water? Chapter 1: Athens and Jerusalem on Water Part I: Water in Exegetical Natural Philosophical Cosmographical and Geographical Texts from circa 1000-1600 Chapter 2: Gathering Water in Exegetical Texts Chapter 3: Defining Water in Natural Philosophical Texts Chapter 4: Describing and Depicting Water in Cosmographical and Geographical Texts Part II: Why Water Chapter 5: Water in Newly Rediscovered Ancient and Medieval Texts Chapter 6: Exploring the Created Universe through Water Chapter 7: Sea Voyages and the Water-Earth Relationship Afterword: The Redefinition of the Universe and the Twenty-First-Century Water Crisis Bibliography Index.
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