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The Esotericism Library - Sacred Sites

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Sacred mountains, monumental pyramids, ancient necropolises, and golden sanctuaries make up Sacred Sites, a visual journey dedicated to how humanity shapes the world through ritual, creation, and prayer. Drawing on essays, interviews, and over 400 works, the book explores ancient places of worship as well as contemporary expressions of land art.


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  • Author: Jessica Hundley
  • Publication date: June 2024
  • Size: 17cm x 24cm
  • Weight: 1.56kg
  • ISBN: 978-3-7544-0175-0
  • Version: French
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Sacred Sites, published by Taschen editions, offers a vast journey through places where humanity inscribes the sacred in stone, earth, and landscape. Revered mountains, monumental pyramids, ancient necropolises, and decorated sanctuaries compose a visual panorama that shows how ritual, prayer, and creative acts transform space. The book highlights how civilizations have shaped their environment to give it a spiritual dimension.

A dialogue between architecture and the sacred

Through essays and interviews, the book examines the religious, symbolic, and cultural motivations behind the construction of these sites. From ancient temples to medieval cathedrals, megalithic structures to contemporary artistic interventions, each place reveals a particular vision of the relationship between human beings and the world. The journey also extends to modern expressions of land art, showing the continuity of this quest through time.

A richly illustrated visual journey

More than 400 works and photographs accompany the text, offering a visual immersion in exceptional landscapes and architectures. True to the editorial quality of Taschen editions, this volume combines documentary rigor and aesthetic strength. It is aimed at enthusiasts of religious history, architecture, and heritage, eager to explore the multiple forms that the sacred takes across continents and centuries.

Jessica Hundley is an American author, editor, and creative director specializing in visual history, countercultures, and spiritual traditions. Co-founder of the magazine Luncheon, she regularly collaborates with Taschen editions, for which she has directed and co-written several works dedicated to esotericism, ritual practices, sacred plants, and alternative cultural movements. Her work is distinguished by a solid documentary approach, combining texts, archives, and iconography, with particular attention to the historical and cultural roots of the subjects addressed.

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