Urban Symbolism - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9004098550 ISBN 13 : 9789004098558

Editeur : Brill, 1993

Synopsis

This volume deals with a hitherto largely neglected aspect of cities, namely the symbolic and ritual structure in which the urban community is rooted. This fascinating facet is explored in a combined effort by social anthropologists, sociologists, historians and philologists for cities like Jakarta, Padang, Bangkok, Beijing, Tokyo, Baghdad, Kathmandu, Lucknow, Francistown, Vitoria and Buenos Aires. Three perspectives on the study of symbolism in the urban arena are developed, namely the material, cultural and structural point of view. This results in a series of new concepts for comparative use and provides lively descriptions suffused by rich detail of the social processes by which urban symbols and rituals are constituted.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter J.M. Nas (1944) is Senior Lecturer in urban and applied anthropology at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Brill
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9004098550
• ISBN 13: 9789004098558
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible