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5. Fountains and Basins in Greek Sanctuaries
On the Relationship Between Ritual Performance and Architecture
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Philipp Kobusch
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface v
- Contents vii
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. From Nature to Topography 13
- 3. Fountains and the Ancient City 31
- 4. Water, Social Space and Architecture at Selinous: the Case of the Urban Sanctuary 51
- 5. Fountains and Basins in Greek Sanctuaries 69
- 6. Water in Early Christian Ritual: Baptism and Baptisteries in Corinth 85
- 7. Aquatic Pasts & the Watery Present: Water and Memory in the Fora of Rome 105
- 8. Water and Decentring Urbanism in the Roman Period: Urban Materiality, Post-Humanism and Identity 123
- 9. Water and Urban Structures in the Narrative Worlds of Courtly Novels − Aesthetic and Symbolic Functions 143
- 10. Syracusan Water Networks in Antiquity 157
- 11. Meeting Water Needs as a Major Challenge in an Urban Context 179
- 12. Ice Jams and their Impact on Urban Communities from a Long-term Perspective (Middle Ages to the 19th Century) 197
- 13. Medieval and Post-Medieval Urban Water Supply and Sanitation 213
- 14. Harbourscapes 229
- 15. Human Impact on Hydrology 249
- 16. Water as an Economic Resource and as an Environmental Challenge Within the Urbanisation Process of the Rhine Valley in the 13th Century 265
- List of Contributors 271
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface v
- Contents vii
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. From Nature to Topography 13
- 3. Fountains and the Ancient City 31
- 4. Water, Social Space and Architecture at Selinous: the Case of the Urban Sanctuary 51
- 5. Fountains and Basins in Greek Sanctuaries 69
- 6. Water in Early Christian Ritual: Baptism and Baptisteries in Corinth 85
- 7. Aquatic Pasts & the Watery Present: Water and Memory in the Fora of Rome 105
- 8. Water and Decentring Urbanism in the Roman Period: Urban Materiality, Post-Humanism and Identity 123
- 9. Water and Urban Structures in the Narrative Worlds of Courtly Novels − Aesthetic and Symbolic Functions 143
- 10. Syracusan Water Networks in Antiquity 157
- 11. Meeting Water Needs as a Major Challenge in an Urban Context 179
- 12. Ice Jams and their Impact on Urban Communities from a Long-term Perspective (Middle Ages to the 19th Century) 197
- 13. Medieval and Post-Medieval Urban Water Supply and Sanitation 213
- 14. Harbourscapes 229
- 15. Human Impact on Hydrology 249
- 16. Water as an Economic Resource and as an Environmental Challenge Within the Urbanisation Process of the Rhine Valley in the 13th Century 265
- List of Contributors 271
