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Practising cultural geographiesessays in honour of Rana P. B. Singh /

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Practising cultural geographiesedited by Ravi S. Singh ... [et al.].
其他題名:	essays in honour of Rana P. B. Singh /
其他作者:	Singh, Ravi S.
出版者:	Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :2022.
面頁冊數:	xxxv, 580 p. :ill. (chiefly col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
標題:	Cultural geography.
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6415-1
ISBN:	9789811664151$q(electronic bk.)

Practising cultural geographiesessays in honour of Rana P. B. Singh /
Practising cultural geographiesessays in honour of Rana P. B. Singh /[electronic resource] :edited by Ravi S. Singh ... [et al.]. - Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :2022. - xxxv, 580 p. :ill. (chiefly col.), digital ;24 cm. - Advances in 21st century human settlements,2198-2554. - Advances in 21st century human settlements..

Introduction: Essays in Honour of Rana P.B. Singh -- Rana Pratap Bahadur Singh, 'Rana-ji': Academic Contributions, Professional Career and Recognition -- Making of a Dweller Indian Cultural Geographer: In Conversation with Professor Rana P.B. Singh -- Theoretical Perspectives on Landscape Perception -- Sacredscapes vis-à-vis Faithscapes: Cultural Landscapes of Ayodhya, a Holy-Heritage City of India -- Char Landscapes of the Brahmaputra Riverine Tract, Assam: Elements of Evolution and Cultural Ecology -- Re-connecting Communities with Public Spaces: A Proposal for Rejuvenation of Sacred kunds in the Historic city of Varanasi -- The Priesthood of the Temple of Viṭhobā in Pandharpur, Maharashtra -- Geographical Spread of Hindu Religion and Culture into the West -- Geographical Patterns of Indigenous Religious Belief Systems in North-East India: A Case Study -- Kautilya's Political Geography - Concepts and Ideas: An Example of Ancient Indian Geographical Thinking -- Genealogy and Its Role in Matrimony: A Study of Panji System of Mithila Region, Bihar (India) -- The Two Faces of Bodhgayā -- Local Knowledge Education on School Students and Vernacular Landscape Identity Promoting: a case of Dongshan Town, Suzhou, China -- The Misings of Assam in the Midst of Tradition and Modernity: A Comparative Study of Selected Rural and Urban Areas -- Lumbini, Nepal: The Birthplace of Buddha and the Powerful Place of Pilgrimage in the World -- Pañcakroshi Yatra: Symbolic Manifestation of the Spatial to the Spiritual -- Cultural Tourism based Regional Development in Rajasthan, India -- Baul-Sufi Interface and Cultural Tourism: A Study in Northern Rarh of West Bengal, India -- Cultural Images of Kolkata: A Contemporary Perspective -- Situating Animals in the Aesthetics of a Global City: Stray Cattle and Dairy Farmers in Delhi, India -- Urban Sanitation in Indian Cities: Reflections from Varanasi -- Perspective on Agricultural Land Use Trajectory in the Peri-Urban Interface of a Developing Economy: A Case of Aligarh City.

This festschrift honours Prof. Rana P.B. Singh who has dedicated his life to teaching and conducting research on cultural geography with a 'dweller Indian perspective'. The book focuses on the cultural geographies of India, and to an extent that of South Asia. It is a rich collection of 23 essays on the themes apprised by him, covering landscapes, religion, heritage, pilgrimage and tourism, and human settlements.

ISBN: 9789811664151$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-16-6415-1doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

561664
Cultural geography.

LC Class. No.: GF49 / .P73 2022

Dewey Class. No.: 304.2

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