Sacred Earth: Places of Peace and Power

by Martin Gray (Author), Graham Hancock (Author)

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  Paperback
  2011

  $10.71

  Acclaimed photographer Martin Gray visited 80 different countries to capture these remarkable images. This is the largest and most beautiful collection of sacred sites ever photographed. Acclaimed photographer and anthropologist Martin Gray spent the last 20 years on an amazing pilgrimage, visiting 1000 sacred sites in 80 countries. His journey unfolds in remarkable images that reveal how devoutly cultures everywhere worship our Earth. From Tibet's Potala Palace to Hawaii's Mauna Kea, these are the awe-inspiring places from which all of the world's great religions sprang.

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $3.25

  Acclaimed photographer and anthropologist, Martin Gray spent the last 20 years on an amazing pilgrimage: he visited 1,000 sacred sites in 80 countries around the world. His journey unfolds in a remarkable compilation of images that reveals just how devoutly pre-industrial cultures everywhere worshipped and respected our Earth. From the Western Wall to the Great Mosque of Damascus, Mt. Olympus to Assisi, to Tibet's Potala Palace - Gray's stunning photographs and fascinating text provide unique insight into why these powerful holy places are the most venerated and visited sites on the entire planet. Maps adapted from the National Geographic Society show the locations of all the sites presented, and a thorough appendix includes a comprehensive list of over 500 of the world's sacred sites.