The Living House: An Anthropology of Architecture in South-East Asia
The Living House was the first book of its kind to present a detailed picture of the house within the social and symbolic worlds of Southeast Asian peoples. A pioneering title that has become a classic, this exemplary text draws on many sources of information, from architects and anthropologists, to the author's own firsthand research.\ As it probes into the centrally significant role of houses within Southeast Asian social systems, The Living House reveals new insights into kinship systems,...
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The Living House was the first book of its kind to present a detailed picture of the house within the social and symbolic worlds of Southeast Asian peoples. A pioneering title that has become a classic, this exemplary text draws on many sources of information, from architects and anthropologists, to the author's own firsthand research.As it probes into the centrally significant role of houses within Southeast Asian social systems, The Living House reveals new insights into kinship systems, gender symbolism and cosmological ideas, ultimately uncovering basic themes concerning the idea of life and life processes themselves. A vivid picture emerges of how people shape buildings and buildings shape people, as rules about layout and uses of space have an impact on social relationships.Although intended first and foremost as a work of anthropology, The Living House will also appeal to architects, scholars and the interested general reader.BooknewsReprint of a 1990 work. Waterson (anthropology, National University of Singapore) draws on information from architects, anthropologists, and her own research to present a picture of the house within the social and symbolic worlds of South-East Asian people. The text, generously illustrated with b&w and color plates, provides insights into kinship systems, gender-symbolism, and cosmological ideas as the author discusses how people and buildings shape each other, concluding with a consideration of some present day processes of change as these affect the fate of indigenous architectures. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface and AcknowledgementsColour PlatesFiguresIntroduction1Origins12Perceptions of Built Form: Indigenous and Colonial273The Interrelation of Built Forms434Technology and Symbolism735Cosmologies916The Living House1157Kinship and 'House Societies'1388Space and the Shaping of Social Relations1679Houses of the Dead19910Migrations229Bibliography249Index259
\ BooknewsReprint of a 1990 work. Waterson (anthropology, National University of Singapore) draws on information from architects, anthropologists, and her own research to present a picture of the house within the social and symbolic worlds of South-East Asian people. The text, generously illustrated with b&w and color plates, provides insights into kinship systems, gender-symbolism, and cosmological ideas as the author discusses how people and buildings shape each other, concluding with a consideration of some present day processes of change as these affect the fate of indigenous architectures. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
