Water and Historic Settlements : The Making of a Cultural Landscape

Introduction : Foregrounding water within the cultural landscape of Ellora-Khuldabad-Daulatabad - a methodological approach -- Water and settlements - historical development of the region vis-à-vis the political economy of the Deccan ; networks of trade and patronage -- Water and sacrality - Sacred geography and networks of pilgrimage -- Water and memory - community identities as the past remembered ; memories as carriers of values, beliefs and practices -- Conclusion : a unique cosmopolitanism.

• | Author: Yaaminey Mubayi
• | Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall
• | Publication Date: May 27, 2024
• | Number of Pages: NA pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1032324619
• | ISBN-13: 9781032324616