Sacred Gardens and Landscapes: Ritual and Agency and Contemporary Garden Aesthetics, Creations and Interpretations.(Book review)

Marg, A Magazine of the Arts | September 1, 2008| | Copyright

Sacred gardens and Landscapes: Ritual and Agency and Contemporary Garden Aesthetics, Creations and Interpretations, edited by Michael Conan, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC, 2007. 314 and 266 pages respectively. Each US$ 35.

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Michel Conan has edited two extraordinary books on the theme of gardens and their role in society. The first--Sacred Gardens and Landscapes: Ritual and Agency--has a selection of essays by renowned scholars dealing with various anthropological and religious practices that take place in gardens and landscapes, ...

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