The Atlas Of Sacred Places

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 :
ISBN 13 : 9780864500588
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( 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 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains their myths and legends and shows their continued importance down the ages. Over 100 key sites are examined.

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 : Stanley D. Brunn
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 940179376X
Total Pages : 3858 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Changing World Religion Map written by Stanley D. Brunn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 3858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensive work explores the changing world of religions, faiths and practices. It discusses a broad range of issues and phenomena that are related to religion, including nature, ethics, secularization, gender and identity. Broadening the context, it studies the interrelation between religion and other fields, including education, business, economics and law. The book presents a vast array of examples to illustrate the changes that have taken place and have led to a new world map of religions. Beginning with an introduction of the concept of the “changing world religion map”, the book first focuses on nature, ethics and the environment. It examines humankind’s eternal search for the sacred, and discusses the emergence of “green” religion as a theme that cuts across many faiths. Next, the book turns to the theme of the pilgrimage, illustrated by many examples from all parts of the world. In its discussion of the interrelation between religion and education, it looks at the role of missionary movements. It explains the relationship between religion, business, economics and law by means of a discussion of legal and moral frameworks, and the financial and business issues of religious organizations. The next part of the book explores the many “new faces” that are part of the religious landscape and culture of the Global North (Europe, Russia, Australia and New Zealand, the U.S. and Canada) and the Global South (Latin America, Africa and Asia). It does so by looking at specific population movements, diasporas, and the impact of globalization. The volume next turns to secularization as both a phenomenon occurring in the Global religious North, and as an emerging and distinguishing feature in the metropolitan, cosmopolitan and gateway cities and regions in the Global South. The final part of the book explores the changing world of religion in regards to gender and identity issues, the political/religious nexus, and the new worlds associated with the virtual technologies and visual media.

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 : Jennifer Westwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781550010909
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Mysterious Places written by Jennifer Westwood and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joanne O'Brien
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520966791
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Religion written by Joanne O'Brien and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's religions have emerged as one of the greatest geopolitical forces now shaping our lives. Now available in an updated edition, this authoritative atlas is an essential resource for understanding the powerful role of religion around the globe. In an accessible text packed with information, it maps the current nature, extent, and influence of each of the major religions and shows, country by country, how religions are spread through broadcasting, missionary work, schooling, and banking; how they relate to government, laws, and world hunger; and the role they play in wars. It traces the emergence of new religious movements, the survival of traditional beliefs, and the presence of atheism and agnosticism. The Atlas of Religion also locates the origin, the heartland, and the sacred places of each of the major religions and provides essential background with a valuable table showing the fundamental beliefs of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and Taoism. Copub: Myriad Editions Limited

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.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atlas of Sacred Place written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Harpur
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 9780802115201
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Atlas of Legendary Places written by James Harpur and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the most delightful, atmospheric and soul-reviving places on Earth and in the world of myth. Mount Sinai, the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio, the Forbidden City, and many more are captured in exquisite black-and-white and full-color photographs.