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OverviewAs one of the three royal centres of the Kathmandu Valley in the Nepalese Himalayas, Bhaktapur is a thriving city with some 40,000 inhabitants. Over almost two millennia, its original inhabitantsof the valley, the Newars, have shaped a unique urban culture that preserved a pre-industrial lifestyle until the middle of the twentieth century. The city's festivals punctuate the calendar in such a way that urban space turns into a stage for quite a number of civic performances. In these rituals, the supernaturals and humans act collectively to ensure the continuity of time and space. Among the many festivals of the year, ten occasions are selected. Of these, the celebration of the NewYear (Bisketjatra) in April, the Farewell to the Dead (Gaijatra) in August, and the Victory of the goddess Durga- Dasain in October are of significant meaning for the well-being of the community. Moreover, the ritual of the Navadurga Deities leaves an imprint on the spatial and temporal integrity of the urban realm over a period of nine months. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Niels GutschowPublisher: DOM Publishers Imprint: DOM Publishers Dimensions: Width: 33.00cm , Height: 8.90cm , Length: 25.50cm Weight: 5.879kg ISBN: 9783869225227ISBN 10: 386922522 Pages: 540 Publication Date: 01 March 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationNiels Gutschow, b. 1941, studied architecture in Darmstadt. He divides his time between research into war-time and post-war architecture and town planning in central Europe and the history of architecture and sacred landscapes in India and Nepal. He is an honorary professor of Heidelberg University (South Asia Institute, Institute for the History of Culture and Religion in South Asia). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |