Candi, Space and Landscape A study on the distribution, orientation and spatial organization of Central Javanese temple remains

• Main Author: Degroot, Véronique (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Leiden Sidestone Press 2009
• Series: Mededelingen van het Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde 38
• Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; Archaeology; anthropology; archaeology of Indonesia; South East Asia; temples; Java
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Central Javanese temples were not built anywhere and anyhow. On the contrary: their positions within the landscape and their architectural designs were determined by socio-cultural, religious and economic factors. This book explores the correlations between temple distribution, natural surroundings...