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Sacred Landscapes

The Threshold Between Worlds
by Lynn Davis
Mann, A.T. (text) & Lynn Davis (photogs.). Sacred Landscapes: The Threshold Between Worlds. Sterling. 2010. 256p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781402765209. $35. REL
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OrangeReviewStarThis meditative offering by popular spiritualist Mann (Sacred Architecture, Sacred Sexuality) is steeped in Eastern religions, animism, and mysticism, with chapters such as "Ascending the Sacred Mountain," "Flow," and "Being and Nothingness." Evocations of nature's mysteries and the sacral are tied to signature duotone images of 57 sites located in 30 countries by outdoor photographer Davis (Monument; American Monument) that date to the 1980s. Mann's eloquent explorations of sacred places are well matched to Davis's minimalist imagery, controlled lighting, and spare compositions. Contemplative solitude dominates page after page of desert landscapes and sculpted dunes, waterfalls, groves, icebergs, raked gravel, pyramids, mosques, prayer flags, and ancient temples.
VERDICT Guaranteed rapture for contemplative minds and adherents of Eastern religions; photography devotees will appreciate what amounts to a retrospective of Davis's stunning nature images.
Reviewed by Russell T. Clement, Northwestern Univ. Lib., Evanston, IL , Feb 01, 2011
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