ISBN:
9780199359660
,
9780199359653
,
0199359660
,
0199359652
Language:
English
Pages:
XXII, 269 S.
,
24 cm
Parallel Title:
Online-Ausg. Kinnard, Jacob N. Places in motion
DDC:
203/.5
Keywords:
Sacred space
;
Heiligtum
;
Wallfahrt
;
Bodh Gaya
;
Buddha v563-v483
;
Vishnu
Description / Table of Contents:
The questions of placesPlace, contestation, and the complexities of agency -- Power fallen from the sky -- The polyvalent padas of virtue and the Buddha -- The drama of virtue and the Buddha at Bodhgaya -- Bodhgaya, UNESCO, and the ambiguities of preservation -- The power and the politics of emplacement -- Public space or sacred place? -- Fences and walls: a not-so-final reflection on preservations, prohibitions, and places in motion.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-259) and index
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