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The Water Symbol Its Origin and Transformation. Mark Siegeltuch. The use of undulating or zigzag lines to represent water is a symbol of some antiquity and is well known to art historians and archeologists.
- Mark Siegeltuch
The body discusses: (1) why some ancients saw water as ultimate reality; (2) why water is a traditional “element” in both occidental and oriental traditions; and (3) examples of water’s function as a symbol in the texts, myths, and rituals of different religious traditions.
- Signe Barfoed
Jul 1, 2015 · The purpose of this paper is thus to show how the water can be regarded as a vital symbol, and consequently a metaphor, to the Ancient Egyptians.
Jul 1, 2015 · Water in its various forms–as salty ocean water, as sweet river water, or as rain–has played a major role in human tales since our earliest myths were recorded in Egypt and Mesopotamia some five thousand years ago.
- Michael Witzel
- 2015
Oct 3, 2018 · This unique collection explores how ancient water systems relate to present ideas of resilience and sustainability and can inform future strategy.
This article briefly provides an overview of the prevailing cultural associations of water in early Chinese and Indian traditions of religion and medicine. I take a comparative approach, drawing attention to both points of connection and difference between Chinese and Indian systems of thought.
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Feb 23, 2023 · In ancient Hindu mythology (about 800 BCE) water is described as the foundation of the whole world, the basis for life and the elixir of immortality (see SBr 4. 8.2.2; 3. 6.1.7; and 4. 4.3, 15).
