{"product_id":"amazing-temples-of-the-world-hardcover","title":"Amazing Temples of the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTemples have been places of worship, a focus for spirituality and a place for communities to gather since the earliest days of human civilisation. The first temples date back to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, deriving from the cult of deities and residing places for gods and immortals. Today, temple buildings remain lively focal points for the Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Sikh religions. \u003cbr\u003eOrganised by continent, \u003ci\u003eAmazing Temples of the World \u003c\/i\u003eoffers the reader an intimate portrait of some spectacular and unusual places of worship dating from the fourth millennium BCE to the present. \u003cbr\u003eOrnate or spartan, immense or intimate, from the Middle East to California, this book features such impressive places of worship as the Mahabodi Temple, India, built in the location where Buddha is thought to have achieved enlightenment; the fifth century BCE Temple of Confucius in Qufu, China, the largest Confucian temple in the world; Abu Simbel, in southern Egypt, the great carved monument to the Pharaoh Ramses II; the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab, the spiritual home of the world's 25 million Sikhs; and the Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, London, the biggest Hindu temple outside India. \u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with more than 180 photographs, \u003ci\u003eAmazing Temples of the World\u003c\/i\u003e includes more than 150 places of worship, from Ancient Greece and Rome, through traditional synagogues to modern Buddhist, Taoist and Sikh temples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Kerrigan was educated at St. Edward's College and University College, Oxford, England. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe History of Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Roman Emperors: A Dark History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAncients In Their Own Words\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld War II Plans That Never Happened, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Presidents: A Dark History\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a columnist, book reviewer, and feature writer for publications including the \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. Michael Kerrigan lives with his family in Edinburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 11.81 x 9.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47517140123869,"sku":"9781838860943","price":32.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/E8SKxnul5w9781838860943.webp?v=1772194387","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/amazing-temples-of-the-world-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}