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Sacred Places Around the World: 108 Destinations (Sacred Places: 108 Destinations series)

By Brad Olsen

Book information

Publisher
CCC Publishing
Year
2004
ISBN
1888729104, 9781888729108
Open Library ID
OL8711193M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9472066 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
289\289
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

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.

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