The Resource Cave : Nature and Culture, (electronic book)
Cave : Nature and Culture, (electronic book)
Resource Information
The item Cave : Nature and Culture, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item Cave : Nature and Culture, (electronic book) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Liverpool.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- To enter caves is to venture beyond the realm of the everyday. From huge vaulted caverns to impassable, water-filled passages; from the karst topography of Guilin in China to the lava tubes of Hawaii; from tiny remote pilgrimage sites to massive tourism enterprises, caves are places of mystery. Dark spaces that remain largely unexplored, caves are astonishing wonders of nature and habitats for exotic flora and fauna.This book investigates the natural and cultural history of caves and considers the roles caves have played in the human imagination and experience of the natural world. It explores the long history of the human fascination with caves, across countries and continents, examining their dual role as spaces of both wonder and fear. It tells the tales of the adventurers who pioneered the science of caves and those of the explorers and cave-divers still searching for new, unmapped routes deep into the earth. This book explores the lure of the subterranean world by examining caving and cave tourism and by looking to the mythology, literature, and art of caves. This lavishly illustrated book will appeal to general readers and experts alike interested in the ecology and use of caves, or the extraordinary artistic responses earth's dark recesses have evoked over the centuries
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Contents
-
- Cover
- Cave
- Imprint Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. What is a Cave?
- 2. Speaking of Speleology
- 3. Troglodytes and Troglobites: Living in the Dark Zone
- 4. Cavers, Potholers and Spelunkers: Exploring Caves
- 5. Monsters and Magic: Caves in Mythology and Folklore
- 6. Visually Rendered: The Art of Caves
- 7. 'Caverns measureless to man': Caves in Literature
- 8. Sacred Symbols: Holy Caves
- 9. Extraordinary to Behold: Spectacular Caves
- Notable Caves
- References
- Select Bibliography
- Associations and Websites
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
- Isbn
- 9781780234601
- Label
- Cave : Nature and Culture
- Title
- Cave
- Title remainder
- Nature and Culture
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- To enter caves is to venture beyond the realm of the everyday. From huge vaulted caverns to impassable, water-filled passages; from the karst topography of Guilin in China to the lava tubes of Hawaii; from tiny remote pilgrimage sites to massive tourism enterprises, caves are places of mystery. Dark spaces that remain largely unexplored, caves are astonishing wonders of nature and habitats for exotic flora and fauna.This book investigates the natural and cultural history of caves and considers the roles caves have played in the human imagination and experience of the natural world. It explores the long history of the human fascination with caves, across countries and continents, examining their dual role as spaces of both wonder and fear. It tells the tales of the adventurers who pioneered the science of caves and those of the explorers and cave-divers still searching for new, unmapped routes deep into the earth. This book explores the lure of the subterranean world by examining caving and cave tourism and by looking to the mythology, literature, and art of caves. This lavishly illustrated book will appeal to general readers and experts alike interested in the ecology and use of caves, or the extraordinary artistic responses earth's dark recesses have evoked over the centuries
- Cataloging source
- MiAaPQ
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1957-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Crane, Ralph J.
- Dewey number
- 551.447
- LC call number
- PN56
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Fletcher, Lisa
- Series statement
- Earth
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Caves in art
- Caves in literature
- Caves
- Label
- Cave : Nature and Culture, (electronic book)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover -- Cave -- Imprint Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. What is a Cave? -- 2. Speaking of Speleology -- 3. Troglodytes and Troglobites: Living in the Dark Zone -- 4. Cavers, Potholers and Spelunkers: Exploring Caves -- 5. Monsters and Magic: Caves in Mythology and Folklore -- 6. Visually Rendered: The Art of Caves -- 7. 'Caverns measureless to man': Caves in Literature -- 8. Sacred Symbols: Holy Caves -- 9. Extraordinary to Behold: Spectacular Caves -- Notable Caves -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Associations and Websites -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index
- Control code
- EBC2120259
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781780234601
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Cave : Nature and Culture, (electronic book)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Cover -- Cave -- Imprint Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. What is a Cave? -- 2. Speaking of Speleology -- 3. Troglodytes and Troglobites: Living in the Dark Zone -- 4. Cavers, Potholers and Spelunkers: Exploring Caves -- 5. Monsters and Magic: Caves in Mythology and Folklore -- 6. Visually Rendered: The Art of Caves -- 7. 'Caverns measureless to man': Caves in Literature -- 8. Sacred Symbols: Holy Caves -- 9. Extraordinary to Behold: Spectacular Caves -- Notable Caves -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Associations and Websites -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index
- Control code
- EBC2120259
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (224 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781780234601
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
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