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Naga: Cultural Origins in Siam and the West Pacific Hardcover - 1988

by Sumet Jumsai; The Late Fuller


From the publisher

Probably no other region in the world possesses as many symbols for water as East and Southeast Asia, particularly Siam. Aquatic images and attributes abound in a wide range of human pursuits, from ritual, literature, dancing, and art, to architecture and town planning. This book explains
these symbols while relating them to the origin of civilizations in the area. A revised edition of Jumsai's 1982 study of Thai cultural origins, this volume incorporates original ideas and important contributions by R. Buckminster Fuller on maritime history, the significance of world population
density distribution, and the "nautical" architecture indigenous to the West Pacific region.

Details

  • Title Naga: Cultural Origins in Siam and the West Pacific
  • Author Sumet Jumsai; The Late Fuller
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Singapore; New York
  • Date September 15, 1988
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780195888805 / 0195888804
  • Weight 2 lbs (0.91 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.13 x 7.75 x 0.81 in (25.73 x 19.69 x 2.06 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Water - Religious aspects, Thailand - Civilization
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 87034849
  • Dewey Decimal Code 959.3