Holy places and spiritual sites are found throughout the world. All of them have in common a mysterious drawing power that has held humankind in its spell since the beginnings of time. In addition to the holy sites of the great religions, you can find countless spiritual places of indigenous peoples and vanished cultures. This book presents one thousand such special places, including some of the great Christian cathedrals in Europe; pilgrim paths and places of pilgrimage; Hindu, Buddhist and Shinto temples in Asia; the most important mosques of the Islam; natural sanctuaries in Africa, America and Australia; prehistoric cult sites and modern sanctuaries. The book invites to a spiritual journey through history and the cultures of the world.

Christoph Engels studied theology and philosophy in Bonn and Kiel. He works as the pastor of a Protestant parish in Leverkusen, Germany. Through conversations and co-operation with a team of religion- and culture scientists, he gathered a plethora of information and wrote a sophisticated and comprehensive perspective on holy places everywhere in the world.

Highlights
• 1000 places throughout the world
• Spanning prehistoric times to the present
• A thrilling read
• Richly illustrated
• Detailed information about the world’s religions and their venerated people and sites
• Overview maps and symbols of the religions make orientation easy
• Each place listed with its GPS coordinates in the index