Sacred places, North America : 108 destinations / written, photographed, and illustrated by Brad Olsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olsen, Brad, 1966-

Series:

Sacred Places: 108 Destinations series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sacred space--United States--Guidebooks.

Sacred space.

Historic sites--United States--Guidebooks.

Historic sites.

Indians of North America--Antiquities.

Indians of North America.

Sacred space--Canada--Guidebooks.

Historic sites--Canada--Guidebooks.

Indians of North America--Canada--Antiquities.

United States--Guidebooks.

United States.

United States--Antiquities.

Canada--Guidebooks.

Canada.

Canada--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Consortium of Collective Consciousness, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This revised and updated comprehensive travel guide examines North America's most sacred sites for spiritually attuned explorers. Important archaeological, geological, and historical destinations from coast to coast are exhaustively examined, from the weathered pueblos of the American Southwest and the medicine wheels of western Canada to Graceland and the birthplace of Martin Luther King, Jr. Histories and cultural contexts are objectively surveyed, along with the latest academic theories and insightful metaphysical ruminations. Detailed maps, drawings, and travel directions are als

Contents:

Table of Contents; Author's Karma Statement; Foreword; Introduction to North American Sacred Places; THE SOUTHWEST; WEST COAST STATES; ALASKA AND HAWAII; WESTERN CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; CENTRAL PLAINS; GREAT LAKES REGION; EASTERN CANADA; NEW ENGLAND; THE SOUTH; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Appendix; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-888729-19-8

OCLC:

560647637