The Atlas of Sacred Places: Meeting Points of Heaven and Earth (Henry Holt Reference Book)

Evocative Essays Describe Religious Sites And Explain The Spiritual Significance Of Each As Well As It Connections With Religious Leaders And Holy Figures. Color Photographs And Paintings Capture The Detail Of Cathedrals, Mosques, And Ancient Shrines. In The Footsteps Of Holy Men. Mount Sinai, Egypt ; To The Promised Land ; Bodh Gaya, India ; Ephesus, Turkey ; Paul's Thurd Journey ; Iona, Great Britain ; The Dome Of The Rock, Israel -- In Honor Of The Dead. Newgrange, Ireland ; The Megalithic World ; Mycenae, Greece ; The Tomb Complex Of Shi Huangdi, China ; The Pyramids Of Giza, Egypt ; Oseberg, Norway ; The Viking Age ; The Catacombs Of Rome, Italy -- Eternal Shrines. The Olgas, Australia ; The Temple Of Karnak, Egypt ; Gift Of The Nile ; Teotihuacán, Mexico ; Olympia, Greece ; Cahokia, United States ; The Mounds Of Ancient North America ; Pagan, Myanmar (burma) ; The Rock Of Cashel, Ireland ; The Caves Of The Thousand Buddhas, China ; The Spread Of Buddhism -- To The Glory Of God. Isfahan, Iran ; Wat Phra Keo, Thailand ; Great Mosque Of Córdoba, Spain ; The Süleymaniye, Turkey ; The Empire Of Süleyman The Magnificent ; The Golden Temple, India ; San Vitale, Italy ; Ise, Japan ; Shinto Shrines Of Japan ; Cologne Cathedral, Germany -- At The Journey's End. Varanasi, India ; Delphi, Greece ; Mecca, Saudi Arabia ; At The Time Of The Prophet ; Mount Kailas, Tibet ; Lourdes, France ; Canterbury Cathedral, Great Britain ; To Be A Pilgrim. James Harpur. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 234-235) And Index.