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Sacred Places Around the World
Brad Olsen
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Description for Sacred Places Around the World
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 478.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Consortium of Collective Consciousness,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781888729108
SKU
V9781888729108
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Brad Olsen
Brad Olsen is the editor of Trips magazine, the author of World Stompers: A Global Travel Manifesto and is the author and illustrator of the Extreme Adventures book series. He lives in San Francisco, California.
Reviews for Sacred Places Around the World
"Should you be inspired to make a pilgrimage of your own, you might want to pick up a copy of Brad Olsen's guide . . . of the world's sacred places. Olsen's marvelous drawings and mysterious maps enhance a package that is as bizarre as it is wonderfully accessible."
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