Sacred Landscape of the Himalaya: Proceedings of an International Conference at Heidelberg, 25-27 May 1998

Gutschow, Niels; Michaels, Axel; Ramble, Charles; Steinkellner, Ernst (Editors)

ISBN 10: 3700131097 / ISBN 13: 9783700131090

Published by Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, Vienna, 2003

About this Item

Hardcover in very good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Signed and dedicated by editor Charles Ramble. Jacket edges are creased and nicked, with a neatly taped tear at the lower edge near the rear inner flap fold, and a crease at the upper edge of the rear inner flap. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sacred Landscape of the Himalaya: Proceedings of an International Conference at Heidelberg, 25-27 May 1998
• Publisher: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, Vienna
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3700131097
• ISBN 13: 9783700131090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed and Dedicated By Editor
• Book Type: Used
• Seller catalogs:
  • Culture/Civilization/Society

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Synopsis

Where the mountains can be gods it seems obvious to talk about the sacredness of landscape: The proceedings of an international seminar at Heidelberg in May 1998 present nine case studies covering the entire range of the Himalaya, from Ladakh and Garhwal in India, to Humla and Mustang in Nepal as well as Bhutan. The focus is on space-related architectural and/or anthropological analysis of the built environment and its location in landscape - a term that denotes the uniqueness and singularity of a certain place. The presented cases document how on various scales territories are identified with protective deities, a quality that need ritual renewal through processions and physical acts like colouring. Actions and perceptions allow the reader to understand landscape as a process rather than an essence of space. Based on original fieldwork of seven architects, three anthropologists and one tibetologist carried out during the decade preceding the conference. The book for the first time presents Himalayan settlements with detailed maps of villages and architectural drawings of houses. The extensive visual presentation allows the reader to enter into the complex world of valleys that construct the mountains as the realm of the gods.