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The common pot The common pot Lisa Tanya Brooks "Literary critics frequently portray early Native American writers either as individuals caught between two worlds or as subjects who, even as they defied the colonial world, struggled to exist withi… OL11885401W
Secret places, hidden sanctuaries Secret places, hidden sanctuaries Stephen Klimczuk The doors of some of the world’s best-hidden places and most secretive organizations have now been thrown wide open! Some of the names are familiar: Area 51, Yale’s Skull and Bones, Opus Dei, the Esa… OL13775261W
Talisman Talisman Graham Hancock A roller coaster intellectual journey through the back streets and rat runs of history to uncover the traces in architecture and monuments of a secret religion that has shaped the world. **Revie… OL15016011W
Uluru, Australia's Aboriginal heart Uluru, Australia's Aboriginal heart Caroline Arnold Describes Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, in Australia's Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, its plant and animal life, and the country's Aboriginal people for whom the site is sacred. OL15853419W
The sacred network The sacred network Christine Hardy "How sacred sites amplify the energies of consciousness, the earth, and the universe"--Provided by publisher. OL16011176W
Earth Meets Spirit Earth Meets Spirit Winona Laduke 1 v. (unpaged) : 28 cm OL17554824W
Sacred sites of the world Sacred sites of the world Nirad Grover Religion is as old as humans. It was born out of amazement, fear and respect of natural phenomena. The book offers a fascinating glimpse of the abiding physical anchorages of mankind's relationship w… OL18186725W
Sacred space in early modern Europe Sacred space in early modern Europe Will Coster,Andrew Spicer "The medieval landscape was marked by many sacred sites - churches and chapels, pilgrimage sites, holy wells - places where the spiritual and temporal worlds coincided. Although Max Weber argued that… OL18424641W
The lost world of the Old Ones The lost world of the Old Ones David Stuart Roberts "An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. In The Lost World of the Old Ones, David Roberts expa… OL19668239W
Holy rover Holy rover Lori Erickson From her childhood on an Iowa farm, Lori Erickson grew up to travel the world as a writer specializing in holy sites--journeys that led her on an ever-deepening spiritual quest. In Holy Rover, she we… OL19718813W
The geography of China The geography of China Kenneth Pletcher With its flourishing metropolises, China has come to be identified with urban life and rapid technological advancement. Yet much of its landscape also boasts communities sustained by wondrous natural… OL19852500W
Poetic power of place Poetic power of place James J. Fox Each paper describes a specific Austronesian locality and offers an ethnographic account of the way in which social knowledge is vested, maintained and transformed in a particular landscape. The inte… OL19895489W
Wilderness in mythology and religion Wilderness in mythology and religion Laura Feldt Wilderness mythology is one of the most abiding creations in the history of religions, and yet it has not previously been subject to scrutiny or theorizing from a cross-cultural, "study-of-religions … OL20955494W
Places of worship Places of worship Louise Spilsbury This series provides a friendly and visual introduction to the key principles and practices of the world's six main religious faiths. Each text is supported with informative images and 'Think about i… OL26195502W
The Holy Land Reborn The Holy Land Reborn Toni Huber The Dalai Lama has said that Tibetans consider themselves "the child of Indian civilization" and that India is the "holy land" from whose sources the Tibetans have built their own civilization. What … OL2715973W
The secret language of the stars and planets The secret language of the stars and planets Geoffrey Cornelius "The first illustrated book to combine astrology, astronomy, archaeology, myth, symbolism and science."--page 4 of cover. OL2934165W
Celestial nights Celestial nights Neil Folberg "The world depicted in Celestial Nights is composed of a delicately constructed order where earthly elements and the heavens mirror each other. In this new series of compelling night images, the land… OL3002574W
Kudüs'teki Hristiyanların ziyaretgâhlarına ve mabetlerine dair bir tahkikat raporu Kudüs'teki Hristiyanların ziyaretgâhlarına ve mabetlerine dair bir tahkikat raporu İhsan Satış "Kudüs'te Hristiyanların Kutsal Yerler'inde ilan edilen 1852 Osmanlı statükosu, birçok araştırmacının ilgisini çekmekte olup, Kudüs'te Osmanlı idaresinden sonra gelen yönetimler tarafından örnek alın… OL32495103W
Pilgrim in time Pilgrim in time Rosanne Keller "A chronicle of pilgrimage, interpersed with light historical background about sacred travel and the concept of time from tribal times to the presnt; gives literal and figurative meaning to the word … OL4025410W
First houses First houses Jean Guard Monroe Presents a variety of North American Indian creation myths and discusses how the "first houses" described in these myths set the pattern used by the tribes for their own homes and ritual structures. OL4306860W
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