Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 288 pages
- Published by: CCC Publishing; Second edition February 2004
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1888729104
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1888729108
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Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 1 pounds
Book Description
World travelers and armchair tourists who want to explore the mythology and archaeology of the ruins, sanctuaries, mountains, lost cities, and temples of ancient civilizations will find this guide ideal. Detailed here are the monuments and sites where ancient peoples once gathered to perform sacred rituals and ceremonies to worship various gods and to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Important archaeological, historical, and geological destinations worldwide are profiled, from the Great Pyramid in Egypt and the Forbidden City in China to the Temples of Angkor in Cambodia and Mount Shasta in California. Sites are described in historical and cultural context, and practical contemporary travel information is provided, including detailed maps, drawings, photographs, and travel directions.
About The Author
Brad Olsen is the editor of
In Search of Adventure and the author of
World Stompers,
Extreme Adventure Hawaii, and
Extreme Adventure Northern California. He lives in San Francisco, California.
Reader ReviewsMay want to be careful what year you order; 2000 edition, published by the Consortium of Consciousness in San Francisco, is illustrated with drawings only, so this is a caveat if the photos are important to you. That book is a very decent but not incredibly detailed guide to the main sacred sites of the world. A fine introduction to these places of serenity, mysticism, and inexplicable vibes. Author does not get preachy or weird. Some areas full of how-to-get-there details (Sedona's vortices, eg) but some areas give only general info (Indonesia's Borobudur).
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