Castles of God: Fortified Religious Buildings of the World

by Peter Harrison

Book Overview

The fortified religious buildings of Christendom, Islam and Tibetan Buddhism, described by an acknowledged expert who also includes his own photographs and detailed plans.

Throughout history, great faiths have been subjected to persecution and attack from beyond the wall - literally walls, in Peter Harrison's remarkable book of the great monastery-fortresses, and church-fortresses, of the world.
The fortified religious buildings of Christendom,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843833387
• ISBN13: 9781843833383
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.7" x 8.6"