{"title":"Kathryn Hurlock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Hurlock\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the sacred spaces that shape religious experience around the world. Her works invite readers to journey through revered sites with a thoughtful and reflective lens, blending historical context with spiritual reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted deeply in \u003cem\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e, Hurlock’s books provide a rich understanding of how holy places influence faith and devotion. Readers can expect evocative narratives that illuminate the significance of these destinations beyond their physical presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"holy-places-by-kathryn-hurlock-9781800817432","title":"Holy Places","description":"This year, as they have for millennia, people will set out on pilgrimages. From Mecca to the Outer Hebrides, each of these journeys will be filled with spiritual and personal meaning - and as well as political statements, cultural battlegrounds and contested stories.  Holy Places follows the trail of pilgrimage from the humble origins of the greatest faiths to sites of modern devotion and celebrity. In Rome, pilgrimage shaped the city's streets in ways still visible today. Muxima in Angola testifies to the violent blending of Christianity and indigenous tradition. Tai Shan has helped generations of Chinese leaders cement power, while pilgrims to the Ganges must grapple with modern pollution as they seek spiritual purity in its waters. Pilgrimages have meant the start of faiths, the birth of cultures and the end of civilizations. Holy Places wrestles with the complex histories and contemporary endurance of one of our most fundamental human urges.","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362622259436,"sku":"9781800817432","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4274413482829.jpg?v=1772897805"},{"product_id":"holy-places-by-kathryn-hurlock-9781800817449","title":"Holy Places","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One simply cannot do justice to Kathryn Hurlock's vivid and remarkably wide-ranging page-turner\" - Country Life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKathryn Hurlock follows the trail of pilgrimage through nineteen sacred sites – from the temples of Jerusalem to the banks of the Ganges, by way of Iona, Lourdes, Amritsar, and Buenos Aires – revealing the many ways in which this ancient practice has shaped our religions and our world. Pilgrimages have transformed the fates of cities, anointed dynasties, provided guidance in hard times, and driven progress in good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with fascinating insights, \u003cem\u003eHoly Places\u003c\/em\u003e unveils the complex histories and contemporary endurance of one of our most fundamental human urges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496037728492,"sku":"9781800817449","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781800817449-holy-places.jpg?v=1775795831"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kathryn-hurlock.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}