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Available
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Publication
New York, N.Y. : Thames and Hudson, 1994.
Description
The powers of ancient rulers emanated from the ritual centre of the tribal territory. This centre was also regarded as the birthplace of the tribe and belonged to the people. Installed upon this sacred rock (the omphalos or navel of the world), at the axis around which all revolved, the king could survey his realm, ordered from the centre according to the divisions of the cosmos itself, reflecting the harmony and balance of paradise.
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Physical description
184 p.; 24 cm
ISBN
0500016070 / 9780500016077
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