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15 mar 1999 · From the Holy Mountain: A Journey among the Christians of the Middle East. Paperback – March 15, 1999. In 587 a.d., two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt.
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- William Dalrymple
7 apr 1997 · From the Holy Mountain: A Journey among the Christians of the Middle East is Dalrymple’s 1994 travelog retracing the pilgrimage of two monks, John Moschos and his pupil Sophronious the Sophist. The monks set out in 587 A.D. to visit the holy places and monasteries of Byzantium and left an extraordinary chronicle of their travels.
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- 1997
- William Dalrymple
- Paperback
2 ott 2012 · 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...
- reprint
- William Dalrymple
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2012
The author retraces the footsteps of two monks who, in 587 AD, set off on an extraordinary journey across the entire Byzantine world to gather the wisdom of Christian ascetics living in the desert before the advent of Islam. 12,500 first printing. Report an issue with this product. Print length. 483 pages. Language. English. Publisher.
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- William Dalrymple
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.
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- Vintage
- $23.5
- William Dalrymple
In 587 a.d., two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt.
- William Dalrymple
From the Holy Mountain is a 1997 historical travel book by William Dalrymple that deals with the affairs of the Eastern Christians. Overview
