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portada Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Year
2021
Language
English
Pages
240
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
23.9 x 19.1 x 2.3 cm
Weight
0.93 kg.
ISBN13
9789814722773
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Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma

François Tainturier (Author) · National University of Singapore Press · Hardcover

Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma - Tainturier, François

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Synopsis "Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma"

Drawing on original Burmese texts and illustrations, recent scholarship, and mapping, Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma argues that the founding of Mandalay shifted critically in emphasis and scale during its planning from a protocol that established the royal city as a "cosmic city" to one that viewed the royal capital as a sanctuary. As part of that shift, François Tainturier shows, the founding protocol used Buddhist narratives as models for action and drastically altered patterns of spatial order that had been prevalent at former royal capitals. The systematic planning of Mandalay and the construction of its potent landscape constituted the expression--formulated not in words but in tangible form--of the throne's claim that Burma was a "Buddhist land," at a time when Lower Burma had been annexed by non-Buddhist believers. Tainturier provides further insight into how rulers articulated their lineage, power, and the promotion of Buddhism by creating potent landscapes. Mandalay and the Art of Building Cities in Burma renews scholarly discussion on Southeast Asian urban traditions and offers a critical investigation into the "cosmic" dimensions of one of the region's centers of power.

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