From the Holy Mountain William Dalrymple

From the Holy Mountain

Author: William Dalrymple
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Book Title
From the Holy Mountain
Author
William Dalrymple
ISBN
9780307948892
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 its flame alive. The result is Dalrymple's unsurpassed masterpiece: a beautifully written travelogue, at once rich and scholarly, moving and courageous, overflowing with vivid characters and hugely topical insights into the history, spirituality and the fractured politics of the Middle East.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: William DalrymplePublisher: VintagePublished: 10/02/2012ISBN: 9780307948892Pages: 512Weight: 1.06lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.38w x 0.99d
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 its flame alive. The result is Dalrymple's unsurpassed masterpiece: a beautifully written travelogue, at once rich and scholarly, moving and courageous, overflowing with vivid characters and hugely topical insights into the history, spirituality and the fractured politics of the Middle East.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: William Dalrymple
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/02/2012
ISBN: 9780307948892
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.38w x 0.99d
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 its flame alive. The result is Dalrymple's unsurpassed masterpiece: a beautifully written travelogue, at once rich and scholarly, moving and courageous, overflowing with vivid characters and hugely topical insights into the history, spirituality and the fractured politics of the Middle East.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: William Dalrymple
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/02/2012
ISBN: 9780307948892
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.38w x 0.99d