Book Description
... "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 : Martin Gray
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 39,85 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781402747373
... "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 : Philip Carr-Gomm
Publisher : Quercus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 MB
Release : 2009-10-09
Category : Pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN : 9781847242402
Includes sites from Africa, Middle East, Europe, The Americas, Oceania, and Asia.
Author : Myra Shackley
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 19,23 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Managers of sacred sites seldom recognize themselves as such: instead they might prefer to identify themselves primarily as facilitators of worship and custodians of a site or building.".
Author : Donald N. Panther-Yates
Publisher : Panther's Lodge Publishers
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 21,23 MB
Release : 2007-07-28
Category : Travel
ISBN :
With a combination of reverence and humor, Panther-Yates takes us on a tour of the Four Corners’ world-renowned – and lesser known – ancient sites. Originally published in the Santa Fe Sun-News, these columns testify to New Mexico’s undeniable power and mystery. In addition to the usual Native American dances, kiva mysteries and petroglyphs, the author introduces us to the offbeat spiritualities of the Muslim-like Penitentes of Abiquiu, Chimayo’s santeros and a teaching coven of witches in Taos. We visit a Sikh temple, study the Phoenician Hebrew Ten Commandments Stone in Los Lunas and explore the hippie nirvana of Santa Fe.
Author : National Geographic
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 37,62 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781426203367
A listing of five hundred sites new and old, famous and unknown, that have been used to connect humanity with its gods.
Author : John-Brian Paprock
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781931599016
Take time out from life's fast pace to reflect or pray at one of more than 400 sites around Wisconsin that are noted places of worship and pilgrimage. Included are churches, temples, synagogues, cemeteries, effigy mounds, and more. Learn about each site's history, what makes it sacred, and why it is worth a visit.
Author : Joseph Cali
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 26,24 MB
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0824837754
Of Japan’s two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of books that explain the religion and its philosophy, this work is the first in English to focus on sites where Shinto has been practiced since the dawn of Japanese history. In an extensive introductory section, authors Joseph Cali and John Dougill delve into the fascinating aspects of Shinto, clarifying its relationship with Buddhism as well as its customs, symbolism, and pilgrimage routes. This is followed by a fully illustrated guide to 57 major Shinto shrines throughout Japan, many of which have been designated World Heritage Sites or National Treasures. In each comprehensive entry, the authors highlight important spiritual and physical features of the individual shrines (architecture, design, and art), associated festivals, and enshrined gods. They note the prayers offered and, for travelers, the best times to visit. With over 125 color photographs and 50 detailed illustrations of archetypical Shinto objects and shrines, this volume will enthrall not only those interested in religion but also armchair travelers and visitors to Japan alike. Whether you are planning to visit the actual sites or take a virtual journey, this guide is the perfect companion. Visit Joseph Cali’s Shinto Shrines of Japan: The Blog Guide: http://shintoshrinesofjapanblogguide.blogspot.jp/. Visit John Dougill’s Green Shinto, “dedicated to the promotion of an open, international and environmental Shinto”: http://www.greenshinto.com/wp/.
Author : Rudolph Wurlitzer
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 1995-09-11
Category : Travel
ISBN :
Hard Travel to Sacred Places is the record of a personal odyssey through Southeast Asia, an external and internal journey through grief and the painful realities of a decadent age. Wurlitzer—novelist, screenwriter, and Buddhist practitioner—travels with his wife, photographer Lynn Davis, on a photo assignment to the sacred sites of Thailand, Burma, and Cambodia. Heavy Westernization, sex clubs, aging hippies and expatriates, and political dissidents provide a vivid contrast to the peace that Wurlitzer and Davis seek, still reeling from the death of their son in a car accident. As Davis with her camera searches for a thread of meaning among the artifacts and relics of a more enlightened age, Wurlitzer grasps at the wisdom of the Buddhist teachings in an effort to assuage his grief. His journal chronicles the survival of age-old truths in a world gone mad.
Author : John-Brian Paprock
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 19,24 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781931599269
For the traveler seeking to find the spirit--however he or she chooses to define that term--Minnesota is blessed with a large number of sacred sites, many of which are unique. This book profiles approximately 350 sites, including retreat centers, churches, temples, cemeteries, and effigy mounds. Learn about each site's history, uniqueness, aesthetic beauty, and awe. Specific location and contact information is also included.
Author : Mario Katic
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,73 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3643905041
This book focuses on the relationship between pilgrimage, religion, and tourism in the context of southeastern Europe. The book brings together scholars from a broad range of disciplines, discussing different approaches and understandings of pilgrimage and tourism. It offers a fascinating collection of case studies from across the region. (Series: Studies on South East Europe - Vol. 14) [Subject: European Studies, Religious Studies, Tourism, History]