East Asian Landscapes and Legitimation : localizing authority through sacred sites in China and Vietnam / Yasmin Koppen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koppen, Yasmin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism and architecture.

Sacred space.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Frank & Timme, 2024.

Summary:

The conquest of Sichuan and Vietnam by the Chinese Empire led to very different outcomes. This volume examines the negotiations between central authority and local autonomy, the physical manifestations of socially constructed identities, and the transformation of sacred spaces which reflect broader social, political, and religious currents. It also offers a method to study spatial-social interactions in historical settings that provides insights into dynamics of power imposition and identity negotiation in local contexts. Experiential Architecture Analysis (EAA) serves to explore the interplay of local traditions, transcultural ideology transfer, and sacred water sites in the peripheries of Chinese culture. It analyzes the spatial ensembles of sacred sites regarding their roles for legitimation, dominance, and social resistance, while highlighting the agency of consumers to redefine spatial media.

Contents:

Landscapes and legitimation

Spatial sanctity in human experience: methods of analysis and interpretation

How to conduct experiential architecture analysis

A typology of reconfiguration tactics

Water, legitimacy and representation

Hydrolatricsites in Sichuan, Vietnam and the defense against Chinese imperial assimilation politics

The consequences of ideology transfer for political dis-/integration.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783732990030

3732990036