Sacred places
Subtitle: sites of spiritual pilgrimage from Stonehenge to Santiago de Compostela
By: Philip Carr-Gomm
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780857383440
Subjects: Pilgrims and pilgrimages; Sacred space
Description: "Philip Carr-Gomm tells the stories of 50 sacred sites across all five continents, including sites venerated by all of the world's major religions. The sites include: Mt Kilimanjaro; Bandiagara; Source of Blue Nile; Lake Fundudzi; Pyramids and the Sphinx; Pir-E-Sabz; Church of the Holy Sepulchre; Dome of the Rock; Mecca; The Baha'I Shrines; Temples of Malta; Oracle of Delphi; Perperikon; Tarot Garden; Temples of Humankind; The Ellora Caves; Golden Temple; Santiago de Compostella; Chauvet Cave; Gulf of Morbihan; Chartres Cathedral; Rennes-le-Chateau; The Externsteine; Stonehenge; The Cerne Abbas Giant; Glastonbury; Newgrange; Iona; Walden Pond; Denali; Mato Paha; Yosemite; Bodh Gaya; Potala Palace & Lukhang Temple; Chaco Canyon; Palenque; Wirikuta, Field of Flowers; Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; Machu Picchu; Sillustani; Rapa Nui; Haleakala and Kaho'olawe; Tongariro and Taupo; Uluru and Kata Tjuta; Mt Fuji; Luang Prabang; Angkor; Sacred Mountains of China; Ganges; Shatrunajaya; Mt Kailash." -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-254) and index.
Table of contents: title: Africa : Mount Kilimanjaro; title: Bandiagara; title: The source of the Blue Nile; title: Lake Fundudzi; title: The Pyramids and the Sphinx.; title: Middle East : Pir-e-Sabz; title: The Church of the Holy Sepulchre; title: Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount; title: Mecca; title: The Bahá'í Shrines at Acre and Haifa.; title: Europe : The Temples of Malta; title: The Oracle of Delphi; title: Perperikon; title: The Tarot Garden; title: The Temples of Humankind; title: El Camino de Santiago (The Way of St James); title: The Chauvet Cave; title: The Gulf of Morbihan; title: Chartres Cathedral; title: Rennes-le-Château; title: The Externsteine; title: Stonehenge; title: The Cerne Abbas Giant; title: Glastonbury; title: Newgrange; title: Iona.; title: The Americas : Walden Pond; title: Denali; title: Mato Paha (Bear Butte); title: Yosemite; title: Chaco Canyon; title: Palenque; title: Wirikuta, The Field of Flowers; title: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; title: Machu Picchu; title: Sillustani.; title: Oceania : Rapa Nui; title: Haleakala and Kaho'olawe; title: Tongariro and Taupo; title: Uluru and Kata Tjuta.; title: Asia : Mount Fuji; title: Luang Prabang; title: Angkor; title: The Sacred Mountains of China; title: The Ganges; title: The Ellora Caves; title: Bodh Gaya; title: Shatrunjaya; title: The Golden Temple at Amritsar; title: Potala Palace and Lukhang; title: Mount Kailash.