Encounters on the Holy Mountain: Stories from Mount Athos - Peter Howorth
Encounters on the Holy Mountain
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Encounters on the Holy Mountain: Stories from Mount Athos is een boek van Peter Howorth. Deze editie wordt tweedehands aangeboden door 1 boekverkoper(s) uit Antwerpen. Voor meer info, bekijk de beschrijving van de beschikbare exemplaren verder op deze pagina.
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2020Uitgever: Brepols Publishers304 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503589111ISBN-13: 9782503589114Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary Mount Athos, the home of Orthodox spirituality and monasticism, has been in existence for at least 1200 years. Home to over 2,000 monks, in twenty glorious monasteries filled with treasures, the peninsula is undergoing a transformation and renewal of faith. In 1956 there was a proposal to build hotels on Mount Athos. Today it hosts up to 1,000 pilgrims every day! Why? This book will help explain this extraordinary place, the current resurgence, the growing population of monks, the sense of purpose...
