A vivid, richly illustrated exploration of sacred architectural forms – from spires, domes and minarets to pyramids, temples and tombs – Sacred Architecture shows how different cultures around the world have translated their complex beliefs into physical structures. In this book two renowned scholars trace the whole web of connections between form and faith in a vast range of buildings – with in-depth special features on 17 key sites, including the Kaaba at Mecca, the Avebury stone circle, the oracle at Delphi, the Parthenon at Athens and St Peter’s in Rome. The power and beauty of temples, shrines, churches and other sacred buildings are captured in more than 200 colour photographs and artworks. Dr Piers Vitebsky is currently Head of Anthropology and Russian Northern Studies at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge. He is also the author of The Shaman (DBP). Dr Caroline Humphrey is Director of Studies in Social Anthropology at King’s College, University of Cambridge.