{"product_id":"priests-and-programmers-9780691130668","title":"Priests and Programmers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribes the network of water temples that managed the flow of irrigation water in the name of the Goddess of the Crater Lake. Using the techniques of ecological simulation modeling, this book argues that the system of temple rituals is not only a reflection of utilitarian constraints but also a basic ingredient in organization of production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A]n enjoyable and stimulating book.\"--Geoffrey Samuel, Journal of Asian Studies \"Priests and Programmers is written with admirable clarity and should be of interest ... to anybody working on applied social research.\"--Michael Hitchcock, Contemporary South Asia \"[B]rilliant and delightful... [N]ot only has [Lansing] written a superb book, but he has contributed materially and humanely to the quality of life of the people he has studied. Too few scholars can make this claim.\"--Bryan Pfaffenberger, Technology and Culture \"This is fascinating cultural anthropology, even history of religions.\"--Edward H. Schroeder, Missiology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures xi  List of Tables xiii  Foreword xv  Preface to the 2007 Edition xix  Acknowledgments xxxi  Introduction: The Gods of the Countryside 1  Chapter One: \"Income to Which No Tears Are Attached\" 17  Chapter Two: The Powers of Water 37  Chapter Three: The Waters of Power 50  Chapter Four: The Temple of the Crater Lake 73  Chapter Six: Massive Guidance 111  Conclusion: Sociogensis 127  Afterword by Valerio Valeri 134  Appendix A: Plan of the Temple of the Crater lake 145  Appendic B: Technical Report on the Ecological Simulation Model by James N. Kremer 153  Notes 159  Index 181","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403749597527,"sku":"9780691130668","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691130668.jpg?v=1730484437","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/priests-and-programmers-9780691130668","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}