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Beschreibung
Explores Byzantine perceptions of creation and different types of natural environments, and the principles underpinning such perceptions.
Explores Byzantine perceptions of creation and different types of natural environments, and the principles underpinning such perceptions.
Über den Autor
Veronica della Dora is Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research interests and publications span historical and cultural geography, the history of cartography and Byzantine studies, with a specific focus on sacred space and landscape. She is the author of Imagining Mount Athos: Visions of a Holy Place from Homer to World War II (2011, shortlisted for the 2012 Criticos Prize) and Mountain (forthcoming).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: placing topographies; Part I. Topos and Cosmos: 1. Sacred topographies; 2. Sacred cosmographies; Part II. Land: 3. Gardens; 4. Wilderness; Part III. Rock: 5. Mountains; 6. Caves; Part IV. Water: 7. Rivers; 8. Seas; Epilogue.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781316502242
ISBN-10: 1316502244
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Della Dora, Veronica
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 244 x 170 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Veronica Della Dora
Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.2021
Gewicht: 0,558 kg
Artikel-ID: 120259750