Domestic mandala : architecture of lifeworlds in Nepal / by John Gray.

Author/creator Gray, John N., 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoAldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2006.
Descriptionxvi, 163 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesAnthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific
Anthropology and cultural history in Asia and the Indo-Pacific. ^A590143
Contents Introduction : domestic space, activities, and experience of the cosmos -- The sacred house : domestic space as mandala -- The auspicious house : materials, design, and orientation -- The constructed house : ritual construction of domestic space -- The revelatory house : dwelling in the domestic mandala -- The matrimonial house : ritual appropriation of domestic space -- Conclusion : Architechnē.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [153]-158) and index.
LCCN 2006002767
ISBN075464538X