Domestic Mandala: Architecture of Lifeworlds in Nepal
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788170262770
Length
180p., 24 Black and White Illustrations; 9.5 Inch X 6.0 Inch.
Subjects
A rich and fascinating ethnography of domestic architecture and activities among the high caste chhetris of Kholagaun in Nepal, this book focuses on the spatial organization, everyday activites and ritual performances that generate and display Chhetri houses as ‘mandalas’, sacred diagrams that are both maps of the cosmos and machines for revelation.
Describing the orientation and layout of the Chhetri house and surrounding compound: it shows how the ...
