Spirits in Transcultural Skies Auspicious and Protective Spirits in Artefacts and Architecture Between East and West /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gutschow, Niels (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Weiler, Katharina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context,
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Cultural studies.; Social Sciences.; Cultural Studies.

The volume investigates the visualization of both ritual and decorative aspects of auspiciousness and protection in the form of celestial characters in art and architecture. In doing so, it covers more than two and a half millennia and a broad geographical area, documenting a practice found in nearl...