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Mandalas, Grids, and Volcanic Eruptions: Notes on the Persistence of Old Geographies in Modern Central Java

by Charles Sullivan

[caption id="attachment_15929" align="aligncenter" width="520"] Photo of Gunung Merapi from the website of Richard Seaman at http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Travel/Indonesia/GunungMerapi.jpg. overlaid image of the Borobudur mandala floorplan, which is also shown on page 23 of this publication.[/caption] By Charles Sullivan As I awoke on the morning of October 26, 2010, I heard the words “volcano” and “Indonesia” come across the radio. I was instantly awake. Initially, the n...

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