Sacred landscapes and the phenomenon of light

Geographical Review

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-71

  Weightman, Barbara A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierophany; Light; Religious symbolism; Sacred landscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004965962     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/215141     Document Type: Article

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