Banaras reconstructed: architecture and sacred space in a hindu holy city
Auteur :
Desai, Madhuri
Éditeur :
University of Washington Press
ISBN :
9780295741994
Date de publication :
27 juin 2017
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
658 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Between the late sixteenth and early twentieth centuries, Banaras, the iconic Hindu center in northern India that is often described as the oldest living city in the world, was reconstructed materially as well as imaginatively, and embellished with temples, monasteries, mansions, and ghats (riverfront fortress-palaces).