Holy placesThis year, as they have for millennia, many people around the world will set out on pilgrimages. But these are not only journeys of personal and spiritual devotion they are also political acts, affirmations of identity and engagements with deep rooted historical narratives. Kathryn Hurlock follows the trail of pilgrimage through nineteen sacred sites from Tai Shan to Jerusalem, Amritsar to Buenos Aires revealing the many ways in which this ancient

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In Halford's relaxed and honest tone

From award-winning writer Nigel Slater

By diving deep into the history and ecology of these landscapes

landmarks and attractions to spot and talk about

Entire continents have been resettled

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still steeped in the old ways

She is a body without a spirit

The deep sea is the last

and the fascinating ways it is shaping the future

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