Power Places of Kathmandu: Hindu and Buddhist Holy Sites in the Sacred Valley of Nepal - Hardcover

Bubriski, Kevin; Dowman, Keith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 089281540X ISBN 13: 9780892815401

Publisher: Inner Traditions, 1995

Synopsis

In Hindu mythology, the Himalayas have always been known as the abode of the gods. Below these mountains, the Kathmandu valley is rich in holy sites, where animism and shamanism have long coexisted with Buddhism and Hinduism. Illustrated with more than 100 colour photographs, this volume explores these power places - focal points of divine energy - from simple caves to magnificent temples, in the order followed by pilgrims on the three main routes through the old kingdoms of Nepal.

About this title

Product Description:

Award-winning photographer Kevin Bubriski captures in stunning detail the sacred places of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. Noted scholar Keith Dowman provides history and commentary on the significance of the sites.

About the Author:

Kevin Bubriski has exhibited worldwide; his work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the International Center of Photography, all in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven; the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson; and the Bibliothque Nationale, Paris.

About this edition

• Publisher: Inner Traditions
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 089281540X
• ISBN 13: 9780892815401
• Binding: Hardcover