Taking the Waters · Spirit, Art, Sensuality

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index;The Spirit of Water. Myths. The Noblest Element. Myths of Creation. Ancient Water Deities. Malevolent Waters. Classical Water Deities. Nereids. Aphrodite. Artemis. Egeria. Water Nymphs. Mermaids. Sirens. The Neck. Water Monsters. The Loch Ness Monster. Rites. Rainmaking. Rain Dancing. Homeopathic Magic. Magic Rituals. Moon Goddesses and Vestal Virgins. Rituals of Isis and Osiris. Ablution. Sacred Disinfectant. Baptism. Journey Through Waters. The Hero's Journey. Forbidding Waters. Exploring the Depths. River Quests. River and Flood Myths. Sacred Rivers. The Nile. The Niger. River Pilgrimages. Mythical Rivers. The Great Deluge. Noah and the Ark. Sacred Wells and Springs. Fountains of Youth and Immortality. The Healing Waters. The Great Goddess and Sacred Springs. Prophecy. Well-Dressing. Water Witching or Dowsing. The Legends of Springs -- Taking the Waters;Baths. Ritualistic Communion with Water. May Baths. The Major Bathing Traditions. Grecian Baths. Roman Baths. Jewish Baths. Bathing and Early Christianity. Bathing in the Middle Ages. Hamams. The Decline of Bathing. The Private Bathroom. Japanese Baths and Hot Springs. European Spas. Early Spas. Aesculapius. Spa Pilgrims. Medicine Enters. Spas. Spa Society. The Legendary Spas. England - Bath. France - Evian-les-Bains. Germany - Baden-Baden, Wiesbaden. Belgium - Spa. Italy - Montecatini Terme, Salsomaggiore, San Pellegrino, Saturnia. Switzerland - Bad Ragaz, Baden. Czechoslovakia - Marienbad. Spa Revival. American Spas. Traditional Spas. Saratoga Springs. Calistoga. Boyes. Hot Springs and Sonoma Mission Inn. Two Bunch Palms. Super Spas. Rancho La Puerta. Golden Door. Cal-a-Vie. Taking the Waters Home. Bottling the Waters. The New Water Trend. Mineral Waters. Glaciers and Desalinization. Threatened Waters. The Prophecy of Water -- Water Motifs in Art;Virgins, Nymphs and the Artist. Floating Virgins. Nymphs, Sirens, and Mermaids. Narcissus. The Bathers and the Baths. The Source. Stage, Screen, and Literature. Water and Cinema. The River Journey in Literature. The Great Bath Murders. Sounds and Forms of Water. Water Music. Enchanting Fountains. Japanese Gardens. Flowforms -- A Guide to the World's Most Exclusive Spas

The Spirit of Water. Myths. The Noblest Element. Myths of Creation. Ancient Water Deities. Malevolent Waters. Classical Water Deities. Nereids. Aphrodite. Artemis. Egeria. Water Nymphs. Mermaids. Sirens. The Neck. Water Monsters. The Loch Ness Monster. Rites. Rainmaking. Rain Dancing. Homeopathic Magic. Magic Rituals. Moon Goddesses and Vestal Virgins. Rituals of Isis and Osiris. Ablution. Sacred Disinfectant. Baptism. Journey Through Waters. The Hero's Journey. Forbidding Waters. Exploring the Depths. River Quests. River and Flood Myths. Sacred Rivers. The Nile. The Niger. River Pilgrimages. Mythical Rivers. The Great Deluge. Noah and the Ark. Sacred Wells and Springs. Fountains of Youth and Immortality. The Healing Waters. The Great Goddess and Sacred Springs. Prophecy. Well-Dressing. Water Witching or Dowsing. The Legends of Springs -- Taking the Waters

Baths. Ritualistic Communion with Water. May Baths. The Major Bathing Traditions. Grecian Baths. Roman Baths. Jewish Baths. Bathing and Early Christianity. Bathing in the Middle Ages. Hamams. The Decline of Bathing. The Private Bathroom. Japanese Baths and Hot Springs. European Spas. Early Spas. Aesculapius. Spa Pilgrims. Medicine Enters. Spas. Spa Society. The Legendary Spas. England - Bath. France - Evian-les-Bains. Germany - Baden-Baden, Wiesbaden. Belgium - Spa. Italy - Montecatini Terme, Salsomaggiore, San Pellegrino, Saturnia. Switzerland - Bad Ragaz, Baden. Czechoslovakia - Marienbad. Spa Revival. American Spas. Traditional Spas. Saratoga Springs. Calistoga. Boyes. Hot Springs and Sonoma Mission Inn. Two Bunch Palms. Super Spas. Rancho La Puerta. Golden Door. Cal-a-Vie. Taking the Waters Home. Bottling the Waters. The New Water Trend. Mineral Waters. Glaciers and Desalinization. Threatened Waters. The Prophecy of Water -- Water Motifs in Art

Virgins, Nymphs and the Artist. Floating Virgins. Nymphs, Sirens, and Mermaids. Narcissus. The Bathers and the Baths. The Source. Stage, Screen, and Literature. Water and Cinema. The River Journey in Literature. The Great Bath Murders. Sounds and Forms of Water. Water Music. Enchanting Fountains. Japanese Gardens. Flowforms -- A Guide to the World's Most Exclusive Spas