The Atlas of Legendary Places

The Atlas of Legendary Places examines sites where geography, history and traditional storytelling overlap, ranging from imagined realms to monumental places with enduring legendary associations. Its worldwide scope includes Atlantis and Avalon alongside Stonehenge, Delphi, Mount Sinai and the Great Serpent Mound in Ohio.

James Harpur and Jennifer Westwood also discuss places such as Machu Picchu, Petra, the Forbidden City, the Taj Mahal and Uluru, bringing together myths, sacred traditions, archaeological settings and cultural memory. Maps accompany the text, while colour and black-and-white photographs show many of the landscapes, ruins and buildings under discussion. The volume closes with a bibliography and index.