Introduction

Abstract

The contemporary society witnesses numerous travellers visiting the sacred sites of different culture or custom. Their curiosity is expanded when they discover new historical facts through the original stories of a particular tribe, region or nation. Why do local people regularly worship mystical shrines? How were they built? Who is their god or deity? What kind of sacred stories do they have? Do sacred sites have economic benefits? Such questions, within an anthropological concept, have a great clue to comprehend the ethnographical process of transculturation. The Sacred Sites and Sacred Stories explores the global perspective of sacred spaces and its related narratives in the regional history of Mediterranean Sea, Asia, Australia, and North America. The scope of the subject covers the identity, culture, and teachings of ethnic communities in the modern society. The critical insights and innovative approaches will help apprehend oral history, ethnology, and traditional religions as the study of sacred sites is a prominent feature in a number of disciplines.