The City as a Sacred Center : : Essays on Six Asian Contexts / / edited by B.L. Smith, H.B. Reynolds.
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| Superior document: | International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology ; 46 |
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| 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. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Bardwell Smith and Holly Baker Reynolds
- Preface / Bardwell Smith and Holly Baker Reynolds
- The City as a Sacred Center / Diana L. Eck
- Madurai: Kōyil Nakar / Holly Baker Reynolds
- Shifting Metaphors of Sacrality: The Mythic Dimensions of Anurādhapura / Ananda Wickremeratne
- The Pursuit of Equilibrium: Polonnaruva as a Ceremonial Center / Bardwell Smith
- Heaven, Earth, and the Supernatural World: Dimensions of the Exemplary Center in Burmese History / Michael Aung-Thwin
- The Northern Thai City as a Sacred Center / Donald K. Swearer
- Traditional Peking: The Architecture of Conditional Power / Jeffrey F. Meyer
- Contributors / Bardwell Smith and Holly Baker Reynolds
- Index / Bardwell Smith and Holly Baker Reynolds.