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portada Athos: The Holy Mountain (in English)
Type
Physical Book
Language
English
Pages
288
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
19.6 x 13.0 x 2.3 cm
Weight
0.28 kg.
ISBN13
9781784537999

Athos: The Holy Mountain (in English)

Sydney Loch (Author) · Tauris Parke Paperbacks · Paperback

Athos: The Holy Mountain (in English) - Loch, Sydney

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Synopsis "Athos: The Holy Mountain (in English)"

"It calls for a writer more able at words to picture the sheer beauty of the Mountain. To convey the altering feeling of morning, or high noon; of afternoon, and deep midnight; of the golden scores of stars puncturing the sky." Athos, the Holy Mountain of Greece, is one of the most mysterious places in the world. A rugged pyramid that rises up from the Aegean Sea, the mountain is wreathed in myth, legend and ancient traditions that, to this day, remain largely hidden from view. The heart of Athos started to beat at the dawn of Christianity and its community lays claim to being the oldest democracy in the world. An entirely autonomous region of the Hellenic Republic, it is home to twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries that cling to its rocky flanks. No women are allowed to set foot upon the peninsula and the monks who inhabit this isolated place still use the Julian calendar, living on 'Byzantine Time', where each day starts at sunset. While living in the mountain's shadow, in Ouranopolis, Sydney Loch spent many years exploring Athos, and here he paints an enthralling, unrivalled portrait of the Holy Mountain.

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