| Description |
xviii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Imagines Mundi: Narrative, Ritual, and Architectural Exemplars of Cosmogony -- Ch. 2. Architectural Archetypes: Reflections on Housing in "Paradise" -- Ch. 3. House Temples: Architecture for the Gods -- Ch. 4. Houses Are Human: Architectural Self-images -- Ch. 5. At Home: The Complementarity of House, Family, and Tomb -- Ch. 6. The Power of Architecture: Politics, Protection, and Jurisprudence in House Design and Use -- Ch. 7. "The Dance of Drums": Notes on the Architecture and Staging of Funeral Performances -- Conclusions: Architectural Exegesis: On Building Ontology, Metaphor, and Multiplexity |
| Notes |
Originally published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1987 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-302) and index |
| Subject |
Architecture, Somba (African people)
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Architecture, Somba
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Somba (African people) -- Social life and customs.
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| LC no. |
94003458 |
| ISBN |
0226058611 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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