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Mountain / Veronica della Dora.

By: Series: Earth series (Reaktion Books (Firm))Publisher: London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2016Description: 264 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781780236476
  • 1780236476
Other title:
  • Mountain : nature and culture [Cover title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 551.432 23
LOC classification:
  • GB501.2 .D45 2016
Contents:
Mountain matters -- Mountains, the holy and the diabolic -- Mountains, life and death -- Mountains and vision -- Mountains and time -- Mountains, science and technology -- Mountains and heritage -- Epilogue.
Summary: This book explores the ways mountains have functioned spiritually as a boundary between life and death, a bridge between the earth and the heavens. Interlacing science, culture, and religion, it sketches the mountain as a geological phenomenon that has profoundly influenced and been influenced by the human imagination, shaping our environmental consciousness and helping us understand our&#x;quite small indeed&#x;place in the world. It also explores their significance as objects of human feats, as prizes of adventure and sport, and as places of serene beauty for vacationers. Magnificently illustrated and showcasing famous peaks from all around the world, this book offers a fascinating dual portrait of these giants in nature and culture.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks GB501.2 .D45 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001451631

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-248) and index.

This book explores the ways mountains have functioned spiritually as a boundary between life and death, a bridge between the earth and the heavens. Interlacing science, culture, and religion, it sketches the mountain as a geological phenomenon that has profoundly influenced and been influenced by the human imagination, shaping our environmental consciousness and helping us understand our&#x;quite small indeed&#x;place in the world. It also explores their significance as objects of human feats, as prizes of adventure and sport, and as places of serene beauty for vacationers. Magnificently illustrated and showcasing famous peaks from all around the world, this book offers a fascinating dual portrait of these giants in nature and culture.

Mountain matters -- Mountains, the holy and the diabolic -- Mountains, life and death -- Mountains and vision -- Mountains and time -- Mountains, science and technology -- Mountains and heritage -- Epilogue.

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