Veronica Della Dora

Landscape, Nature, and the Sacred in Byzantium

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores Byzantine perceptions of creation and different types of natural environments, and the principles underpinning such perceptions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781316502242
• ISBN-10: 1316502244
• Artikelnr.: 62112619

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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.