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From the Holy Mountain

Paperback • 2012 • English

From the Holy Mountain

By William Dalrymple

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About the book

In the spring of A.D. 587, John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist embarked on a remarkable expedition across the entire Byzantine world, traveling from the shores of Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Using Moschos s writings as his guide and inspiration, the acclaimed travel writer William Dalrymple retraces the footsteps of these two monks, providing along the way a moving elegy to the slowly dying civilization of Eastern Christianity and to the people who are struggling to keep ...Show more

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ISBN

9780307948892

Publisher

VINTAGE BOOKS

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

From the Holy Mountain

Format

Paperback

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