Architecture, Ritual and Cosmology in China
by Xuemei Li
Title:
Architecture, Ritual and Cosmology in China
Author:
Xuemei Li
Series (if any):
Routledge Research in Architecture
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
274 pages, 2 Tables, black and white; 57 Line drawings, black and white; 81 Halftones, black and whi
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13:
9781032133560
EAN:
9781032133560
Publication Date:
28/11/2024
Classifications:
Interdisciplinary studies
Weight (g):
608
Dimensions (mm):
156 x 235 x 18
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£50.39
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Description
Drawing on the author’s extensive fieldwork in the Dong areas in southwest China, this book presents a detailed picture of the Dong’s buildings and techniques, with new insights into the Dong’s cosmology and rituals of everyday life meshed with the architecture, and the symbolic meanings.
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