Christoph Engels has written a book spanning through time, he has included Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) as one of the most spiritual places in the world.
Harmandar Sahib is the Sikhs Holiest Shrine and visited by millions of people from different faiths to loose themselves in the enclosure, of the complex. Also housed in the complex is the Akal Takhat the Sikh’s political Throne.
Spanning prehistoric times to the present, 1000 Sacred Places is a richly illustrated guide to the world's most extraordinary spiritual sites. Holy places and spiritual sites are found throughout the world, and all of them have in common a mysterious drawing power that has held humankind in its spell since the beginnings of time.
This book contains detailed information about the world's religions and their venerated people and sites. Overview maps and symbols of the religions, alongside each site being listed with GPS coordinates, make orientation easy.
Included are the holy sites of the great religions, along with countless spiritual places of indigenous peoples and vanished cultures.
Amongst the one thousand special places featured, you will find some of the great Christian cathedrals in Europe; pilgrim paths and places of pilgrimage; Hindu, Buddhist and Shinto temples in Asia; the most important mosques of the Islam; natural sanctuaries in Africa, America and Australia; prehistoric cult sites and modern sanctuaries.
This beautiful book is a spiritual journey through history and the cultures of the world.
Priced at only £13.99
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