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From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium
1997·483 pages
Dalrymple retraces a 6th-century monastic journey through the Middle East, chronicling the decline of Eastern Christian communities amid conflict and change.
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Dalrymple retraces a 6th-century monastic journey through the Middle East, chronicling the decline of Eastern Christian communities amid conflict and change.
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A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple's previous work. In AD 587, two monks, John Moschos and Sophronius the Sophist, embarked on an extraordinary journey across the Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Their aim: to collect the wisdom of the sages and mystics of the Byzantine East before their fragile world shattered under the eruption of Islam. Alm...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Accounts of civil war, regional conflicts, and persecution of communities.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted.
Religious content
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Central focus on Eastern Orthodox Christianity, monasteries, rituals, and faith communities.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content depicted.
Political content
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Explores regional politics, civil wars, and religious tensions across the Middle East.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Descriptions of persecution, displacement, and historical suffering of Christian populations.
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