Sacred Mountains of the World

Part I. Sacred Mountains around the World: 1. The Himalayas: Abode of the sacred; 2. China: Mountains of the middle kingdom; 3. Central Asia: The distant ranges; 4. Japan: Mountains of the rising sun; 5. South and southeast Asia: Cosmic centers; 6. The Middle East: Heights of revelation; 7. Europe: Paradigms of perfection; 8. Africa: Facing the heights; 9. North America: The high and the beautiful; 10. Latin America: Mountains of vanished empires; 11. Oceania: Islands of the sky; Part II. The Power and Mystery of Mountains: 12. The symbolism of sacred mountains; 13. Mountains and the sacred in literature and art; 14. The spiritual dimensions of mountaineering; 15. Sacred mountains, the environment, and everyday life.

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• Estudos literários: geral
• História social e cultural
• História da religião
• As religiões antigas e mitologias
• Antropologia social e cultural