The City as a sacred center : essays on six Asian contexts

Author(s)

• Smith, Bardwell L.
• Reynolds, Holly Baker

Bibliographic Information

The City as a sacred center : essays on six Asian contexts

edited by Bardwell Smith and Holly Baker Reynolds

（International studies in sociology and social anthropology, v. 46）

E.J. Brill, 1987

• : pbk.

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Contents of Works

• The city as a sacred center / Diana L. Eck
• Madurai, Kōyil Nakar / Holly Baker Reynolds
• Shifting metaphors of sacrality, the mythic dimensions of Anurādhapura
• The pursuit of equilibrium, Polonnaruva as a ceremonial center / Bardwell Smith
• Heaven, earth, and the supernatural world / Michael Aung-Thwin
• The northern Thai city as a sacred center / Donald K. Swearer
• Traditional Peking / Jeffrey F. Meyer

Details

• NCID: BA06647857
• ISBN:
  • 9004084711
• LCCN: 87015825
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: 139 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL1035
  • DC19 : 291.3/5
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cities and towns -- Religious aspects
  • LCSH : Asia -- Religion
  • LCSH : Religion and sociology -- Asia
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00227484