商品簡介
This two-volume reference for high school and up presents alphabetical entries on the history, traditions, and cultural significance of places around the world related to all spiritual traditions, encompassing houses of worship, shrines, sites of miraculous cures or visions, places associated with the life of a historical person or deity, tombs of saints, shrines of a miraculous statue or relic, and mystical places in nature. While most of the sites are active, some are historical only. Many entries include b&w photos or maps, and most list background reading and sometimes videos or CDs. The encyclopedia reference includes a set of 13 continent and region maps, a glossary, and a list of other reference works. This second edition contains more entries on ancient sites and places of national and regional importance. It also includes entries on secular sites that mark the triumph of enduring faith over evil, such as Nazi concentration camps and the Peace Memorial at Hiroshima. Brockman is professor emeritus of St. Mary's University. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Norbert C. Brockman, SM, PhD, is professor emeritus of international relations at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX.
