Mandalay and the art of building cities in Burma

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Drawing on original Burmese texts and illustrations, recent scholarship and mapping, Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma argues that the founding of Mandalay shifted critically in emphasis and scale from a protocol that established the royal city as a 'cosmic city' to one that...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tainturier, François (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : NUS Press, [2021]
Temas:
City planning > Burma > Mandalay > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
City planning > Burma > Mandalay > History.
Buddhism and state > Burma > Mandalay > History.
Bouddhisme et État > Birmanie > Mandalay > Histoire.
Buddhism and state.
City planning.
City planning > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Civilization.
Mandalay (Burma) > History.
Mandalay (Burma) > Civilization.
Burma > Mandalay.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Drawing on original Burmese texts and illustrations, recent scholarship and mapping, Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma argues that the founding of Mandalay shifted critically in emphasis and scale from a protocol that established the royal city as a 'cosmic city' to one that materialized the royal capital as a sanctuary. In the process, the founding protocol used Buddhist narratives as models for action and drastically altered patterns of spatial order prevalent at former royal capitals. The book renews scholarly discussion on Southeast Asian urban traditions and offers a critic.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9789813251748
9813251743

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