The Traveller's Atlas of Sacred and Historical Places: A Guide to the World's Most Mystical Locations

by James Harpur and Jennifer Beatrice Westwood

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This atlas charts a worldwide journey through varied territory, beginning where legend, myth and reality meet. These are the eternal realms, such as the Garden of Eden, Camelot and Avalon, which cannot now be seen, but which have for centuries motivated explorers, writers and artists. The natural settings are as varied as those of Hawaii's Haleakala Crater, Japan's Mount Fuji and India's River Ganges, places where gods and heroes are believed to have walked on Earth. Human endeavour has created sacred wonders: the Tomb of Tutankhamun cut from the Valley of the Kings; the Mayan city of Tikal in the heart of the Guatemalan jungle; and Ohio's Serpent Mound, created by the ancestors of the Native Americans. Human-built beauty and monuments are the stuff of legends too, from the Taj Mahal to the Forbidden City and Elsinore. Legendary places can embody the triumph of human courage over adversity, as witnessed in the rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral.
  • ISBN10 1840924381
  • ISBN13 9781840924381
  • Publish Date 30 January 2004
  • Publish Status Transferred
  • Out of Print 1 March 2007
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Apple Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 240
  • Language English