Deep maps are finely detailed multimedia depictions of a place and the people buildings objects flora and fauna that exist within it and which are inseparable from the activities of everyday life. These depictions may encompass the beliefs desires hopes and fears of residents and help show what ties one place to another. A deep map is a way to engage evidence within its spatio-temporal context and to provide a platform for a spatially-embedded argument. The essays in this book investigate deep mapping and the spatial narratives that stem from it. The authors come from a variety of disciplines: history religious studies geography and geographic information science and computer science. Each applies the concepts of space time and place to problems central to an understanding of society and culture employing deep maps to reveal the confluence of actions and evidence and to trace paths of intellectual exploration by making use of a new creative space that is visual structurally open multi-media and multi-layered.
