"Sacred Mountains of the world" by Edwin Bernbaum. Lavishly illustrated with more than 120 full-color photographs, this book takes readers on a fascinating journey to the most revered peaks on Earth. Edwin Bernbaum- an Asian Studies scholar, climber, and lecturer-has written an authoritative volume that explores the power and mystery of sacred mountains, revealing how, even today, in secular, modern times, mountains are regarded as embodiments of humanity's highest ideals and aspirations. Interspersed with the richly informative narrative are insightful quotations from great literary and religious works and the journals of famous mountaineers and religious leaders-from the writings of Confucius to the poetry of Wordsworth and Yeats, from Dante's Divine Comedy to Maurice Herzog's classic mountaineering saga Annapurna. The book's handsome photos include stunning images of the world's most sacred peaks, as well as pictures of temples, ceremonies, and the people who revere these mountains. Pub. by Sierra Club books in 1990. 291 pp
Paintings, mountains, religion, geography, climbing, mountaineering, photography
