The City as a sacred center: essays on six Asian contexts
Leiden ; New York
E.J. Brill
International studies in sociology and social anthropology,4700-4868
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Includes bibliographies and index
edited by Bardwell Smith and Holly Baker Reynolds
The city as a sacred center / Diana L. Eck -- Madurai, Koyil Nakar / Holly Baker Reynolds -- Shifting metaphors of sacrality, the mythic dimensions of Anuradhapura -- The pursuit of equilibrium, Polonnaruva as a ceremonial center / Bardwell Smith -- Heaven, earth, and the supernatural world / Michael Aung-Thwin -- The northern Thai city as a sacred center / Donald K. Swearer -- Traditional Peking / Jeffrey F. Meyer