The City as a Sacred Center : : Essays on Six Asian Contexts / / edited by B.L. Smith, H.B. Reynolds.

• Superior document: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 46
• TeilnehmendeR: Smith, B.L.,; Reynolds, H.B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : Brill,, 1987.
• Year of Publication: 1987
• Language: English
• Series: International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 46.; International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology Online.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Essays on Six Asian Contexts; Preliminary Material /; Preface /; The City as a Sacred Center /; Madurai: Kōyil Nakar /; Shifting Metaphors of Sacrality: The Mythic Dimensions of Anurādhapura /; The Pursuit of Equilibrium: Polonnaruva as a Ceremonial Center /; Heaven, Earth, and the Supernatural World: Dimensions of the Exemplary Center in Burmese History /; The Northern Thai City as a Sacred Center /; Traditional Peking: The Architecture of Conditional Power /; Contributors /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004477209
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by B.L. Smith, H.B. Reynolds.