Nail of the World: mandalas and axes in ancient Java

Did ?traditional? non-Western cities evolve as ceremonial or economic centers? Mandala concepts were influential in central Java's temples,but there are no comparable temples in east Java. East Java's capital Trowulan may have been designed as an axis mundi.

Disciplines : Asie du Sud-Est
Mots-clés : Java,Mandalas
Type de document : image en mouvement
Type de ressource : lecture
Niveau : licence
Auteurs ou éditeurs : Dr John N. Miksic,EFEO Ecole Française d'Extrême Orient