{"product_id":"9780958134194","title":"The Lalibela Handbook","description":"This guide to the famous rock churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia is the only book that explores the deeper mystical purpose implied in its artworks and cultural context.\u003cp\u003e*Tour these extraordinary underground sanctuaries, and see how to read their architecture\u003cbr\u003e* Learn of rare reports about Lalibela from travelers in earlier centuries\u003cbr\u003e* Read actual texts from the Life of King Lalibela, describing how his 3-day mystical sleep inspired him to build these ten buildings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover:\u003cbr\u003e* Ancient Egyptian sun-god beliefs embedded in Lalibela's cosmic view of Christianity\u003cbr\u003e* The Church of the Virgin Mary is actually a sanctuary dedicated to a new form of the Egyptian goddess Isis\u003cbr\u003e* A carving of Three Beasts, opponents of spirituality, echoing Dante's Divine Comedy and the Egyptian Book of the Dead\u003cbr\u003e* Apocalyptic carvings kept secret in the crypt, according to travelers' reports\u003cbr\u003e* Christ as a sun god, and carvings of the solar Akeru deity from Egypt\u003cbr\u003e* Allusions to the Odes of Solomon and to Melchizedek\u003cbr\u003e* Medhanie Alem; the sanctuary dedicated to the global Community of Goodwill\u003cbr\u003e* Why rumours about Lalibela and the Templars are false.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Port Campbell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49785618661616,"sku":"9780958134194","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780958134194","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}