Sacred Places

Sacred Places

by RebeccaHind (Author)

Synopsis

"Sacred Places" is a beautiful illustrated journey to places considered sacred to people of ancient civilizations as well as to modern-day men and women. The sites included are associated with great religious or mythological events; they are hallowed burial grounds, manmade edifices and natural rivers, mountains and caves. Some have celestial or planetary significance, while others are monuments, ceremonial sites or observatories; places of peace and power, pilgrimage and ritual. Featuring beautiful photographs, "Sacred Places" is an uplifting and magnificent blend of art, history and travel that is both inspirational and spiritual.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 2007

ISBN 10: 1844426300
ISBN 13: 9781844426300

Author Bio
Rebecca Hind is artist to the Sacred Land Project, a scheme to conserve, enhance and develop Britain's sacred sites, and to the Alliance of Religions and Conservation, a charity promoting the protection and preservation of the natural environment throughout the world in accordance with the religious beliefs of world religions. Rebecca teaches at Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford, and Wolfson College, Oxford. She is the author of 1000 Faces of God (Carlton, 2003), and lives in Dorchester-on-Thames, England.