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Guardians of the Heart: Essays on Sacred Geography

by Mahmoud Shelton

Sacred places and their guardians

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Sacred places and their guardians

Mahmoud Shelton’s collection brings together independent essays on sacred geography, organized in sections devoted to European and American landscapes. Across these settings, it examines traditions of protecting sacred places and returns to the labyrinth as a recurring symbol. The subjects range from the Klamath water crisis in California to recent archaeological discoveries in Europe, linking particular sites and events to broader questions about civilization. The collection’s varied topics make it a work of cultural and religious inquiry, with sacred landscapes serving as its connecting thread.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in sacred places and religious geography.
  • Readers exploring traditional symbolism, including the labyrinth.
  • Readers interested in essays connecting landscapes with contemporary environmental and archaeological subjects.

Themes

Sacred geographyGuardianship of sacred placesThe labyrinth as symbolLandscape, environment, and civilizationArchaeology

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Book overview

Guardians of the Heart by Mahmoud Shelton is a collection of independent essays on various expressions of sacred geography. With sections focusing separately upon European and American landscapes, the collection explores the traditional safeguarding of sacred places as a general theme and the labyrinth as a recurring symbol. Guardians of the Heart confronts matters of contemporary interest, from the Klamath water crisis in California to recent archaeological discoveries in Europe, revealing their vital importance to the fate of civilization. Mahmoud Shelton is the author of Mysteries of Dune and other works rooted in traditional symbolism.

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