Encyclopedia Of Sacred Places

Author Norbert Brockman

Publisher ABC-CLIO

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Author

Norbert Brockman

Publisher

ABC-CLIO

Volume

Edition

2

Copyright

2012

ISBN13

9781598846553

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Format

eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SACRED PLACES provides information on site-specific religious practice and spiritually significant locations around the globe. This book describe specific places like the Erawan Shrine and the Rock of Cashel, and examines types of sacred sites, pilgrimages, and practices. It reveals the diversity and cultural significance of religious practice worldwide.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Maps.
1: Aachen Cathedral, Germany.
2: Abu Mena, Egypt.
3: Acropolis, Greece.
4: Adam's Peak (Sri Pada), Sri Lanka.
5: African Shrines.
6: Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Kazakhistan.
7: Ajanta, India.
8: Alamo, Texas, USA.
9: Ancestor Shrines.
10: Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
11: Anne Frank House, The Netherlands.
12: Anurhadhpura, Sri Lanka.
13: Assisi, Italy.
14: Attukal Pongala, India.
15: Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland.
16: Avebury, Great Britain.
17: Ávila, Spain.
18: Axum, Ethiopia.
19: Baalbek, Lebanon.
20: Baba Sali, Israel.
21: Babi Yar, Ukraine.
22: Bagan, Myanmar/Burma.
23: Baha'i World Centre, Israel.
24: Bamiyan, Afghanistan.
25: Batu Caves, Malaysia.
26: Bayside, New York.
27: Begijnhof, The Netherlands.
28: Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority.
29: Bighorn Medicine Wheel, Wyoming, USA.
30: Black Hills, South Dakota/Wyoming, USA.
31: Bodhnath Stupa, Kathmandu, Nepal.
32: Bom Jesus, Goa, India.
33: Bom Jesus da Lapa, Brazil.
34: Bom Jesus do Monte, Portugal.
35: Borobudur, Indonesia.
36: Breton Pardons, France.
37: Buchenwald, Weimar, Germany.
38: Buddhist Pilgrimages.
39: Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
40: Cahokia Mounds, Illinois, USA.
41: Camp and Brush Arbor Meetings, USA.
42: Canterbury Cathedral, England.
43: Canterbury Tales, England.
44: Cao Dai Temple, Vietnam.
45: Carnac, France.
46: Cartago, Costa Rica.
47: Catacombs, Rome, Italy.
48: Cathar Sites, France.
49: Caves.
50: Cemeteries.
51: Chaco, New Mexico, USA.
52: Chalma, Mexico.
53: Changu Narayan Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal.
54: Chao Tuptim (Penis Shrine), Bangkok, Thailand.
55: Char Dham, India.
56: Chartres Cathedral, France.
57: Chichen Itza, Mexico.
58: Chimayo, New Mexico, USA.
59: Chogyesa Temple, Seoul, South Korea.
60: Cholula, Puebla, Mexico.
61: Cluny Abbey, France.
62: El Cobre, Cuba.
63: Colosseum, Rome, Italy.
64: Conques, Aveyron, France.
65: Consolatrice, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
66: Coptic Cairo, Egypt.
67: Croag
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