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

• Autore principale: Degroot, Véronique (auth)
• Natura: Elettronico Capitolo di libro
• Lingua: inglese
• Pubblicazione: Leiden Sidestone Press 2009
• Serie: Mededelingen van het Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde 38
• Soggetti: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography; Archaeology; anthropology; archaeology of Indonesia; South East Asia; temples; Java
• Accesso online: 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...