The sacred mountains of Asia
By: edited by John Einarsen.
Contributors: Einarsen, John.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: Mountains -- Religious aspects.; Mountains -- Asia.; Asia -- Religion.
Other titles: Kyoto journal.
Description: "The sacred mountain is a symbol revered by people in every ethnic and religious tradition of Asia, from India to Japanwhether seen as the abode of the ancestors, a destination of pilgrimage, a pillar holding up the sky, a personification of the god Shiva, or a model of the entire cosmos. The twenty-nine pieces presented here celebrate the sacred peaks through prose, poetry, travelogue, historical and spiritual texts, art, and photographs."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published as: Kyoto journal, no. 25, c1993.