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Meaning and Power in a Southeast Asian Realm
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Meaning and Power in a Southeast Asian Realm
Contributors:
By (Author) Shelly Errington
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
306.095984
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
346
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
482g
Description
The ruler in the Indic States of Southeast Asia was seen not as the "head of state" but as the center or navel of the world. Like polities, persons and houses were and are viewed as centered spaces (locations) where spiritual potency can gather. Shelly Errington explores the politics of constituting and maintaining such centered socio-political spa
