Graham Speake

Gebundenes Buch

A History of the Athonite Commonwealth

The Spiritual and Cultural Diaspora of Mount Athos

Beschreibung

Explores the role played by Athos in the spread of Orthodoxy and Orthodox monasticism throughout Eastern Europe and beyond.

Autor

Graham Speake is founder and Chairman of the Friends of Mount Athos. He is a regular visitor to the Mountain and was received into the Orthodox Church there in 1999. Trained as a classicist, he holds a doctorate in Greek from the University of Oxford and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. His first book, Mount Athos: Renewal in Paradise (2nd edition, 2014), was awarded the Criticos Prize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9781108425865
• ISBN-10: 1108425860
• Artikelnr.: 51268882