Sch-Sacred MTS.World
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From the Andes to the Himalayas, mountains have an extraordinary power to evoke a sense of the sacred. In the overwhelming wonder and awe that these dramatic features of the landscape awaken, people... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0871567121
ISBN13:9780871567123
Release Date:September 1990
Publisher:Random House (NY)
Length:291 Pages
Weight:3.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 9.4" x 12.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Essential!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is one of few essential books in my library. It's the encyclopedia of sacred mountains, but also clearly a work of love. Sacred mountains have come to guide my own life in a very profound way, and this book has given wise counsel to such a journey. It is also supremely beautiful with some sublime fullpage photos - worth buying an extra coffee table for!
Entertaining, thought provoking, a MUST buy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
As a long time mountaineer, I am well versed in the mountaineering literature. My book collection has many treasures, but none as valued as Bernbaum's "Sacred Mountains of the World". This is a book I use to remind me that the lure of the mountains has a spiritual aspect that transcends the lure of conquest. Some mountains are special and Bernbaum, a Buddhist scholar in addition to his work in Asian Studies, tells their stories with great skill. Drawing upon the literature and myths of the past, Bernbaum reminds the modern reader why we should look upon mountains as "embodiments of humanity's highest ideals and aspirations". The book is entertaining as well as thought provoking--the photos are superb. The book is so good, it makes me want to share it with others. I have given it as a gift many times. I enthusiastically give it five stars.
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