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Places in motion : the fluid identities of temples, images, and pilgrims /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kinnard, Jacob N. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Sacred space.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface: The questions of places
  • Place, contestation, and the complexities of agency
  • Power fallen from the sky
  • The polyvalent pādas of Viṣṇu and the Buddha
  • The drama of Viṣṇu and the Buddha at Bodhgayā
  • Bodhgayā, UNESCO, and the ambiguities of preservation
  • The power and the politics of emplacement
  • Public space or sacred place?
  • Fences and walls: a not-so-final reflection on preservations, prohibitions, and places in motion.