Architecture and Authority in Japan William H. Coaldrake
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Architecture and Authority in Japan
Architecture and Authority in Japan
Zusammenfassung
This study explores the symbiotic relationship between architecture and authority throughout Japanese history. It considers key structures and how they have been used as active conveyors of power, relating buildings to political ambitions and religious beliefs of the major historical eras in Japan.
Architecture and Authority in Japan Zusammenfassung
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Authority in Architecture: Container and Contained 2. The Grand Shrines of Ise and Izumo: The Appropriation of Vernacular Architecture by Early Ruling Authority 3. Great Halls of Religion and State: Architecture and the Creation of the Nara Imperial Order 4. Heian Palaces and Kamakura Temples: The Changing Countenances of Aristocratic and Warrior Power 5. Castles: The Symbol and Substance of Momoyama and Early Edo Period Authority 6. Nijo Castle and the Psychology of Architectural Intimidation 7. Tokugawa Mausolea: Intimations of Immortality and the Architecture of Posthumous Authority 8. Shogunal and Daimayo Gateways: The Intersecting Spheres of Arbitrary Will and Technical Necessity 9. Building the Meiji State: The Western Architectural Hierarchy 10. Tange Kenzo's Tokyo Monuments: New Authority and Old Architectural Ambitions 11. Beyond Vanity and Evanescence Chronology of Buildings.
Zusätzliche Informationen
GOR012923783
9780415106016
041510601X
Architecture and Authority in Japan William H. Coaldrake
Gebraucht - Gut
Broschiert
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1996-08-29
360
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