Mount Athos : renewal in paradise
Speake, Graham, 1946-2004
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Known as the Holy Mountain, Mount Athos serves as the centre of monasticism for all the Eastern Orthodox churches. This illustrated history covers the entire story of Athos from the first anchorite monks who lived in caves and simple huts to the monastic renewal that is taking place there today.
Main title:
Mount Athos : renewal in paradise / by Graham Speake.
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Imprint:
New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2004.
Collation:
320 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
Notes:
Originally published: 2002.
ISBN:
9780300103236 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1324473