Heaven's Fractal Net: Retrieving Lost Visions in the Humanities [With CD]
Fractal is a term coined by mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot to denote the geometry of nature, which traces inherent order in chaotic shapes and processes. Fractal concepts are part of our emerging vocabulary and can be useful in identifying patterns of human behavior, culture, and history, while enhancing our understanding of the nature of consciousness. According to William J. Jackson, the more one studies fractals, the more apparent their connections to the humanities become. In the recursive patterns of religious music, in temple architecture in India, in cathedral structures in Europe and America, in the imagery of religious literature de…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-253-21620-5
- EAN: 9780253216205
- Produktnummer: 23278331
- Verlag: Indiana Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 311 S.
- Masse: H25.3 cm x B17.5 cm x D2.1 cm 748 g
- Abbildungen: CD (AUDIO)
- Gewicht: 748
- Sonstiges: Ab 22 J.
Über den Autor
William J. Jackson, Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, is author of Tyagaraja, Life and Lyrics, and Songs of Three Great South Indian Saints. Jackson lives in Indianapolis.
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