Religious sites / Holy or sacred places Books

From Ibn Khaldun and Leo Africanus to Ibn al-Arabi and Maimonides, Fes has been home to some of history's greatest intellectuals and religious figures. Known as the "City of Saints", Fes has one of the richest spiritual legacies in the Muslim...

This book is about magic. The magic of an ancient pilgrimage in Spain, called Camino de Santiago. In spring of 2019 I walked 500 miles from Saint Jean Pied de Port in southern France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain and then all the way to Finistere...

This volume focuses on the connection between modern design and architectural practices and the construction of "sacred spaces." Not only language and ritual but space, place, and architecture play a significant role in constructing "special" or...

IT WAS THE EARLY 1960s. The place, a far-off corner of the Himalayas long fabled in Tibetan tradition to be hiding a valley of immortality among its peaks and glaciers-a real-life Shangri-La. They waited generations for the prophesied lama to come, the...

Sacred Center point Jerusalem, a guide of otherworldly importance and a blend of different societies, has a significant worldwide effect that stretches out past its verifiable and strict importance. This hallowed city, worshipped by Judaism,...

Kye and Gill's unforgettable journey, filled with love and laughter, continues through the Australian desert. Travelling with all their rescued animals, they are joined by a stinky billy goat saved on the eve of being shot and a camel with a reputation...