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Suzanne Preston Blier

The Anatomy of Architecture

Ontology and Metaphor in Batammaliba Architectural Expression

332 pages, 64 halftones, 2 maps, 20 line drawings  6 x 9  © 1987

Paper $26.00

ISBN: 9780226058610   Published January 1995

Illustrations
Linguistic Note
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ch. 1: Imagines Mundi: Narrative, Ritual, and Architectural Exemplars of Cosmogony
Ch. 2: Architectural Archetypes: Reflections on Housing in "Paradise"
Ch. 3: House Temples: Architecture for the Gods
Ch. 4: Houses Are Human: Architectural Self-images
Ch. 5: At Home: The Complementarity of House, Family, and Tomb
Ch. 6: The Power of Architecture: Politics, Protection, and Jurisprudence in House Design and Use
Ch. 7: "The Dance of Drums": Notes on the Architecture and Staging of Funeral Performances
Conclusions: Architectural Exegesis: On Building Ontology, Metaphor, and Multiplexity
Notes
Bibliography
Subjects



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