Sacred Landscape of the Himalaya: Contents

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Preface

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The Sacredness of (Himalayan) Landscapes

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Demolition and re-erection in contemporary Rukubji, Bhutan: Building as cyclical renewal and spatial mediation

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Expressions of diversity: a comparative study of descriptions of village space in ritual processions in three villages of North West Nepal

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Kings´ castles and sacred squares: the founding of Lo Monthang

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The spatial order of the area of Yangthang and its affiliated monastery Ridzong in Ladakh

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Lamayuru: The symbolic architecture of light

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Pilgrims in search of sacred lands

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A landscape dissolved: Households, fields, and irrigation in Rinam, Northwest India

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Divine kingdoms in the Central Himalayas

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Up and down, inside and outside: notions of space and territory in Tibetan villages of Mustang

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Contributors

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Notes on the transcription of Tibetan terms

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Glossary of Tibetan Words

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References

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Index

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