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Author: Philemon Sturges
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780399233173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes various types of space which are sacred to different religions, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and other shrines.
Author: Brad Olsen
Publisher: CCC Publishing
Published: 2004-02-01
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1888729317
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWorld travelers and armchair tourists who want to explore the mythology and archaeology of the ruins, sanctuaries, mountains, lost cities, and temples of ancient civilizations will find this guide ideal. Detailed here are the monuments and sites where ancient peoples once gathered to perform sacred rituals and ceremonies to worship various gods and to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Important archaeological, historical, and geological destinations worldwide are profiled, from the Great Pyramid in Egypt and the Forbidden City in China to the Temples of Angkor in Cambodia and Mount Shasta in California. Sites are described in historical and cultural context, and practical contemporary travel information is provided, including detailed maps, drawings, photographs, and travel directions.
Author: Klara Bonsack Kelley
Publisher:
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780253208934
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: National Geographic
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9781426203367
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA listing of five hundred sites new and old, famous and unknown, that have been used to connect humanity with its gods.
Author: Tom H. Stoner
Publisher: Tkf Foundation
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780981565606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSacred Places.
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780152699536
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of poems about different places around the world that are considered sacred by various cultures, including Mecca, the Ganges River, and Christian cathedrals.
Author: James Swan
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Published: 1990-04
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780939680665
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSupporting Lovelock's thesis that the Earth is a living being, Swan suggests natural sites such as Serpent Mound, Machu Pichu, and Kilauea Center have the power to move us in ways modern science cannot explain.
Author: Andrew Gulliford
Publisher: Niwot, Colo. : University Press of Colorado
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe issues of returning human remains, curating sacred objects, and preserving tribal traditions are addressed to provide the reader with a full picture of Native Americans' struggle to keep their heritage alive."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Karen Tate
Publisher: CCC Publishing
Published: 2005-11
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 1888729171
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesigned to present a diversity of places both sacred and feminine, this coffee table book is filled with photographs from every corner of the world. From the Middle East, to Europe, Africa, and the Americas, the images of feminine divinity presented in this work are as uniform in their beauty as they are diverse in cultural tradition.
Author: Philip Carr-Gomm
Publisher: Quercus Books
Published: 2009-10-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781847242402
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes sites from Africa, Middle East, Europe, The Americas, Oceania, and Asia.
