Mineral Building Traditions in the Himalayas
Title | Mineral Building Traditions in the Himalayas PDF eBook |
Author | Hubert Feiglstorfer |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 395 |
Release | 2019-11-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3110591332 |
Mineral building materials and regionally related methods of processing are an essential part of building culture throughout the Himalayas. Based on transregional knowledge transfer, raw materials have been able to find an ecologically and economically optimised destiny in particular local applications. For this study, samples were collected as raw material or originated from certain building components. Samples were analysed according to their material properties and architectural application. Traditional building techniques were examined and their correlation with traceable material qualities studied. Clay-specific properties such as colour, grain size distribution, grain shape, hardness, plasticity, organic additives, or bulk and clay mineral properties were used as comparative parameters. This study gives fresh insight into the interaction between technical requirements, environmental resources and material implementation. It is the first scientific approach in studying the Himalayan earthen heritage in a wide scope and connecting material research and cultural heritage from various perspectives - in particular archaeology, architecture, research on materials and building techniques.
Mineral Building Traditions in the Himalayas
Title | Mineral Building Traditions in the Himalayas PDF eBook |
Author | Hubert Feiglstorfer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Building, Clay |
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Mineral Building Traditions in the Himalayas
Title | Mineral Building Traditions in the Himalayas PDF eBook |
Author | Hubert Feiglstorfer |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 577 |
Release | 2019-11-05 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3110590115 |
Mineral building materials and regionally related methods of processing are an essential part of building culture throughout the Himalayas. Based on transregional knowledge transfer, raw materials have been able to find an ecologically and economically optimised destiny in particular local applications. For this study, samples were collected as raw material or originated from certain building components. Samples were analysed according to their material properties and architectural application. Traditional building techniques were examined and their correlation with traceable material qualities studied. Clay-specific properties such as colour, grain size distribution, grain shape, hardness, plasticity, organic additives, or bulk and clay mineral properties were used as comparative parameters. This study gives fresh insight into the interaction between technical requirements, environmental resources and material implementation. It is the first scientific approach in studying the Himalayan earthen heritage in a wide scope and connecting material research and cultural heritage from various perspectives - in particular archaeology, architecture, research on materials and building techniques.
Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas
Title | Healing Traditions of the Northwestern Himalayas PDF eBook |
Author | Pankaj Gupta |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 157 |
Release | 2014-06-30 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 8132219252 |
This book discusses the perception of disease, healing concepts and the evolution of traditional systems of healing in the Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India. The chapters cover a diverse range issues: people and knowledge systems, healing in ancient scriptures, concept of sacredness and faith healing, food as medicament, presumptions about disease, ethno-botanical aspects of medicinal plants, collection and processing of herbs, traditional therapeutic procedures, indigenous Materia medica, etc. The book also discusses the diverse therapeutic procedures followed by Himalayan healers and their significance in the socio-cultural life of Himalayan societies. The World Health Organization defines traditional medicine as wisdom, skills, and practices based on theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, used in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness and maintenance of health. In some Asian and African countries, 80% of the population depends on traditional medicine for primary health care. However, the knowledge of these conventional healing techniques and traditions associated with conveying this knowledge are slowly disappearing. The authors highlight the importance of safeguarding this indigenous knowledge in the cultural milieu of the Himachal Himalayas. This book will be an important resource for researchers in medical anthropology, biology, ethno-biology, ecology, community health, health behavior, psychotherapy, and Himalayan studies.
Crustal Architecture and Evolution of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Orogen
Title | Crustal Architecture and Evolution of the Himalaya-Karakoram-Tibet Orogen PDF eBook |
Author | R. Sharma |
Publisher | Geological Society of London |
Pages | 387 |
Release | 2019-09-27 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1786204037 |
This volume comprises 17 contributions that address the architecture and geodynamic evolution of the Himalaya–Karakoram–Tibet (HKT) system, covering wide aspects, from the active seismicity of the present day to the remnants of the Proterozoic orogen. The articles investigate the HKT system at different scales, blending field research with laboratory studies. The role of various lithospheric components and their inheritance in the geodynamic and magmatic evolution of the HKT system through time, and their links to global geological events, are studied in the field. The laboratory research focuses on the (sub-)micrometre scale, detailing micro-structural geology, crystal chemistry, geochronology, and the study of circulating fluids, their preservation (trapped in fluid inclusions) and their evolution, distribution, migration and interaction with the solid host. An orogen over 2000 km long can be understood only if the processes at the nanometre and micrometre scales are taken into account. The contributions in this volume successfully combine these scales to enhance our understanding of the HKT system.
Himalayan Traditional Architecture
Title | Himalayan Traditional Architecture PDF eBook |
Author | Omacanda Hāṇḍā |
Publisher | |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | 9788129115317 |
Panorama of Himalayan Architecture: Buddhist monasteries, castles & forts, and traditional houses
Title | Panorama of Himalayan Architecture: Buddhist monasteries, castles & forts, and traditional houses PDF eBook |
Author | Omacanda Hāṇḍā |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Architecture |
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