Mountain - Nature and Culture (Paperback)

Majestic and awe-inspiring, mountains demand our attention. Through the centuries, they have both repulsed and attracted. They have been appreciated and despised as sites of divine and diabolic sublimity, as the dwellings of gods and demons, hermits and revolutionaries. Mountain encounters have defined ways of seeing. They have changed our sense of time. They have pushed the boundary between life and death. Progressively tamed, exploited, even commodified, today mountains continue to attract seekers of spiritual quietness and of extreme emotions alike, as well as weekend travellers looking for a break from the everyday.In this compelling journey through peaks both real and imaginary, Veronica della Dora explores how the history of mountains is deeply interlaced with cultural values and aesthetic tastes, with religious beliefs and scientific practices. She shows how mountains are ultimately collaborations between geology and the human imagination, and how they have helped shape our environmental consciousness and our place in the world. Magnificently illustrated, and featuring examples from five continents and beyond, Mountain offers a fascinating exploration of mountains and the idea of mountain in art and literature, science and sport, religion and myth.

General

Imprint:	Reaktion Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Earth
Release date:	September 2016
Authors:	Veronica della Dora
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-78023-647-6
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General
LSN:	1-78023-647-6
Barcode:	9781780236476

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