In "Around the World in 80 Faiths", Sussex vicar Peter Owen Jones has set himself an enormous challenge: to travel the globe and take part in the most important rituals of 80 of the world's religions, a journey covering our most beautiful and holy places, people and events. Throughout his tour he meets the practitioners of the faiths, attempts to understand their beliefs and immerses himself in astonishing religious ceremonies. Jones' epic quest covers six continents, taking in the Far East, where the world's most ancient religions are still practiced, Europe, Africa, Australasia, North and South America, and the Middle East, the epicentre of religious turmoil today.Amid often baffling and intense events, Peter finds moments of serenity and also terror: from the remote beauty of the Mongolian mountain shrines to the synagogues of Lithuania left empty in the wake of the Holocaust. Written with Jones' characteristic insight and wit, and complete with full-colour photographs from his extraordinary travels, "Around the World in 80 Faiths" is travel writing at its best and the most comprehensive picture of religious expression ever published.
- ISBN10 1846075068
- ISBN13 9781846075063
- Publish Date 1 January 2099 (first published 1 January 1999)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 28 April 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher BBC Consumer Publishing
- Imprint BBC Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 320
- Language English