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CULTURAL SYNTHESIS IN STONE: ARCHITECTURE AND HERITAGE OF AJMER-MERWARAThis study will treat these religious and secular antiquities together as a single integrative milieu, its complex cultural landscape created for centuries by the workings of religion,state formation, ecology adaption and social-economic change. These temple-dargah-mosque-Jain-stone-haveli-sarai-lake structures have not only been envisaged as singular entities, independent of one another but are linked to each other…
Reference · Wikidata
sacred mountainmountain venerated as deitiy or used as place of worship in a religion
Encyclopedia · Wikipedia
Sacred mountainsSacred mountains are central to certain religions, and are usually the subjects of many legends. For many, the most symbolic aspect of a mountain is the peak because it is believed that it is closest to heaven or other religious realms. Many religions have traditions centered on sacred mountains, which either are or were considered holy or are related to famous events. In some cases, the sacred mountain is purely my…
Book · DOAB
The Place of DevotionHindu devotional traditions have long been recognized for their sacred geographies as well as the sensuous aspects of their devotees’ experiences. Largely overlooked, however, are the subtle links between these religious expressions. Based on intensive fieldwork conducted among worshippers in Bengal’s Navadvip Mayapur sacred complex, this book discusses the diverse and contrasting ways in which Bengal Vaishnava devo…
Full text · Open Library
Sacred Places in North AmericaDocuments fifty fascinating places that capture the legacy of Native Americans and their enduring spiritual and cultural traditions.
Image · DPLA
Origines Hebrææ: the antiquities of the Hebrew republick. : In four books. I. The origin of the Hebrews; their civil government; the constitution of the sanhedrim; forms of trial in courts of justice, &c. II. The ecclesiastical government; the consecration of the high-priests, priests, and levites. The revenue of the priesthood the sects among the Hebrews, pharisees, sadducees, essenes, &c. III. Places of worship. The use of high-places; a survey of the tabernacle, and the proseucha's of the HebTitle pages in red and black