Sacred Places Around the World (108 Destinations) (Sacred Places: 108 Destinations series)
Second edition edition
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Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesacredplacesarou00olse
- ISBN-101888729104
- ISBN-139781888729108
- LibraryThing7530860
- Library of Congress Control Number2009294935
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781888729108
- Open LibraryOL8711193M
Classifications
- LCCBL580 .O68 2004
Description
World 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. This replaces 1888729023.
First Sentence
AS FAR BACK AS RECORDED TIME ALLOWS our ancestors observed, marked, and worshiped the heavens.
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- Sacred Places Around the World (108 Destinations) (Sacred Places: 108 Destinations series)
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