Journal of Cultural Geography articles from March 1998

Journal of Cultural Geography archives from March 1998

South Asian Sacred Places.
March 22, 1998... The study of religion, in all its various aspects, forms a central theme in cultural geography. As Stump (1966) noted in introducing an earlier special issue of the Journal of Cultural Geography, themes associated with religion "are pertinent...

Mosque Architecture in Bangladesh: The Archetype and Its Changing Morphology.
March 22, 1998... Abstract. Bangladesh possesses a rich early heritage involving two great religions, Hinduism and Buddhism. These two beliefs, with their political patronization, developed an architectural vocabulary expressing their spiritual desire and...

Design of Settlements in the Vaastu Shastras.
March 22, 1998... Abstract. The architectural treatises of medieval India, the vaastu shastras, are based upon a metaphysical design philosophy which underlies the construction of furniture, vehicles, building details, buildings, and settlements. Design geometry...

Toda Dairy Sites Apart from Hamlets.
March 22, 1998... Abstract. Toda tribals still have the most complicated variations in dairy ritual ever invented. Their sacred buffaloes of different grades support corresponding dairy grades in a spectrum from the least to the most sacred. Because of their...

Non-Hajj Pilgrimage in Islam: A Neglected Dimension of Religious Circulation.
March 22, 1998... Abstract. Emphasis by geographers on the study of the hajj to Mecca has resulted in the neglect of ziarat, or non-hajj pilgrimages to other Islamic holy places. Associated with saints, many of the Sufi order, and martyrs, these holy places...

Dancing in the Fire: Ritually Constructing Hindu Identity in a Malaysian Landscape.
March 22, 1998... Abstract. Hindus have been a part of the plural society of Malaysia since colonial times. Imported by the British to work on rubber plantations and to build railroads, Hindus transplanted both great tradition and little tradition practices to...

Hindu Temple Development in the United States: Planning and Zoning Issues.
March 22, 1998... Abstract. Hindu temple construction has become common in suburban areas of the United States, following a steady wave of immigration from India. Immigrants hope to pass along traditional beliefs and cultural practices to a generation rapidly...

The Temple as a Symbol of Hindu Identity in America?(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 1998... Abstract. For overseas Hindu communities, the temple became an important symbol of ethnic regrouping. From the indentured expatriates of sugar colonies of the colonial era through the recent, highly educated, Asian Indian immigrants to America,...

The Motel in America.(Review)
March 22, 1998... The Motel in America. By John A. Jakle, Keith A. Sculle, and Jefferson S. Rogers. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Preface, acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, and index, xiv+340 pp. $32.95 cloth. I had the highest...

Mapping Men and Empire: A Geography of Adventure.(Review)
March 22, 1998... Mapping Men and Empire: A Geography of Adventure. By Richard Phillips. New York: Routledge, 1997. List of plates, acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, and index, viii+169 pp. $25.99 paper. In this timely book, Richard Phillips brings the...

Wine and the Vine: An Historical Geography of Viticulture and the Wine Trade.(Review)
March 22, 1998... Wine and the Vine: An Historical Geography of Viticulture and the Wine Trade. By Tim Unwin. New York: Routledge, 1996. Placenames, figures, tables, preface, acknowledgments, appendix, bibliography, and index, xxv+363 pp. $22.95 paper. Most...

Conservation Through Cultural Survival: Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas.(Review)
March 22, 1998... Conservation Through Cultural Survival: Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas. Edited by Stan Stevens. Washington D.C.: Island Press, 1997. Maps, tables, acronyms, acknowledgments, contributors, notes, bibliography, and index, xxii+361 pp....

Sacred Places, Sacred Spaces: The Geography of Pilgrimages.(Review)
March 22, 1998... Sacred Places, Sacred Spaces: The Geography of Pilgrimages. Edited by Robert H. Stoddard and Alan Morinis. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University, 1997. Prologue, introduction, notes, and references. xi+322 pp. $25.00 paper. The geography...

Showing Off: The Geltung Hypothesis.(Review)
March 22, 1998... Showing Off: The Geltung Hypothesis. By Philip L. Wagner. Austin: The University of Texas Press, 1996. Preface, bibliography, and index. ix+158 pp. $12.95 paper. Philip Wagner, long one of the most thoughtful and influential of cultural...

Living with the Adirondack Forest: Local Perspectives on Land Use Conflicts.(Review)
March 22, 1998... Living with the Adirondack Forest: Local Perspectives on Land Use Conflicts. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998. List of photographs, Adirondack species mentioned in the text, organizations and terms, preface, epilogue, appendix,...