The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos 9781590177563, 9781590177549, 2013043609, 1590177568

In the winter of 1933 eighteen-year-old Patrick (“Paddy”) Leigh Fermor set out to walk across Europe, starting in Hollan

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The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos
9781590177563, 9781590177549, 2013043609, 1590177568

"In the winter of 1933 eighteen-year-old Patrick ("Paddy") Leigh Fermor set out to walk across Europe, st

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According to St Basil, the monk’s whole life should be a season of prayer, both public prayer and private prayer. That i

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Mount Athos, a spectacularly beautiful rocky peninsula jutting out from the coast of northeastern Greece, has been a mon

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Often simply called the Holy Mountain, Mount Athos was the most famous center of Byzantine monasticism and remains the s

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A rare glimpse into the wealth of manuscripts held by the community of Mount Athos, this volume includes material from c

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*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Cle

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This book had its origins in a symposium held at the University of Edinburgh from 30 March to 2 April 2000, which was at

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*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *In

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An introductory chapter overviews Silverberg's career and provides some biographical information. The chapters that

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