The Atlas Of Holy Places And Sacred Sites

Author : Colin Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Holy Places & Sacred Sites written by Colin Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of holy sites and mysterious ruins aims to capture the spirit of the places themselves. It explains their myths and legends and shows their continuing importance down the ages. Part One examines over 100 key sites and shows how they came to be regarded as sacred and their subsequent history. The sites are divided geographically into sections, such as Africa and the Middle East, Europe and Australia, and the Pacific. Each of these areas is introduced by a hand-drawn map showing all of the sites described and other areas of interest, such as ancient burial grounds, temples and natural sites. Part Two is a map-based gazetteer of over 1000 sacred sites. The sites are plotted over 20 maps, which are then followed by listings giving information about each holy place. The maps show the location of each site and the period in which it was built or used.

Author : Colin Wilson
Publisher : Viking Canada
ISBN 13 : 9780670872350
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Holy Places and Sacred Sites written by Colin Wilson and published by Viking Canada. This book was released on 1996-10-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Harpur
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781568523569
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Sacred Places written by James Harpur and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evocative essays describe religious sites and explain the spiritual significance of each as well as it connections with religious leaders and holy figures. Color photographs and paintings capture the detail of cathedrals, mosques, and ancient shrines.

Author : Colin Wilson
Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Holy Places & Sacred Sites written by Colin Wilson and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1996 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive illustrated guide to the world's sacred places and spiritual centers.

Author : Barbara Calamari
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756776367
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Places written by Barbara Calamari and published by . This book was released on 2004-03-02 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Roman Catholic world, the hundreds of places honored as holy continue to inspire intense feelings of religious faith &, many believe, to perform miracles. This is an inspirational & informative guide to the religious & cultural meaning of these special places. Illustrated with images from Western art, photos, stained glass, artists' renderings, & holy cards, this book focuses on 10 of the best-known Catholic holy sites: Chartres Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, & St. Peter's Basilica; the catacombs in Rome; Croagh Patrick, a rocky cliff in Ireland from which St. Patrick expelled the demons; the sanctuary in the church of Chimayo in New Mexico, where the soil is said to have miraculous properties; etc. Includes a history & description of each site. Color photos.

Author : Martin Gray
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9781402747373
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Earth written by Martin Gray and published by Sterling Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ... "Twenty years of photographs by photographer and anthropologist Martin Gray. Accompanying each photograph is commentary that takes us into the history, mythology and spiritual magnetism of the particular place ..."--Jacket.

Author : Saebjorg Walaker Nordeide
Publisher : Brepols Pub
ISBN 13 : 9782503541006
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacred Sites and Holy Places written by Saebjorg Walaker Nordeide and published by Brepols Pub. This book was released on 2013 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume two important veins of interdisciplinary research into the medieval period in Scandinavia and the Baltic region are merged, namely the Christianization process and landscape studies. The volume authors approach the common theme of sacrality in landscape from such various viewpoints as archaeology, philology, history of religion, theology, history, classical studies, and art history. A common theme in all articles is a theoretical approach, complemented by illustrative case studies from the Scandinavian, Baltic, or Classical worlds. Aspects of pagan religion, as well as Christianity and the establishment of the early Church, are considered within both geographical setting and social landscape, while the study of maps, place names, and settlement patterns introduces new methodologies and perspectives to expose and define the sacral landscape of these regions. The contributions are put into perspective by a comparison with research into the sacral landscapes of Central Europe and the Classical world. New interdisciplinary research methods and new models have been developed by the contributors to present new vistas of sacrality in the Scandinavian and the Baltic landscape. To open up these case studies, a selection of over sixty images and maps accompanies this cutting-edge research, allowing the reader to explore sacralization and the Christianization process within its medieval setting.

Author : Colin Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Holy Places & Sacred Sites written by Colin Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Deborah Luethje Mariya
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Places written by Deborah Luethje Mariya and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Douglas
Publisher : Godsfield
ISBN 13 : 9781841813288
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atlas of Sacred and Spiritual Sites written by David Douglas and published by Godsfield. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beautifully illustrated guide explores the connections between people, faith, and landscape and features plans, reconstructions, and stunning photography of little-known holy sites. Beginning with the magnificent cathedrals, mosques, and temples of the world's great religions and concluding with earthworks, and holy mountains, wells, and rivers, it traces the wisdom these spots embody and explores the ways in which we gain spiritual insights from them today. The examination of sites of pilgrimage, sacred stones, and places of isolation and meditation-from the Chapel of the Nativity of Christ in Jerusalem to Mount Tai Shan, the most revered of China's five sacred mountains-make this an essential reference work for anyone fascinated by ancient traditions and religions.