Examines some of the reasons the land of Israel is considered the Holy Land not only in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, but also in less well-known faiths like that of the Samaritans, Druze, and Bah?'?.
Provides accounts of over 100 sacred places around the world, discussing how and why they became holy, the people who used them, and the rites performed at each location, and includes maps pinpointing more than 1,000 sacred sites.
