Odd Religious Studies Texts
Explore the unusual with our curated odd religious studies texts. From William Dalrymple's historical journey in 'From the Holy Mountain' to Zora Neale Hurston's vivid account in 'Tell My Horse' and the iconic 'Book of Mormon', uncover unique perspectives on faith, history, and spiritual practice in this fascinating book list.
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From the Holy Mountain
by William Dalrymple
In 587 a.d., two monks set off on an extraordinary journey that would take them in an arc across the entire Byzantine world, from the shores of the Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. On the way John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist stayed in caves, monasteries, and remote hermitages, collecting the wisdom of the stylites and the desert fathers before their fragile world finally shattered under the great eruption of Islam. More than a thousand years later, using Moschos's writings as his guide, William Dalrymple sets off to retrace their footsteps and composes "an evensong for a dying civilization" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Tell My Horse
by Zora Neale Hurston
The author recounts her experiences as an initiate into the voodoo practices of Haiti and Jamaica in the 1930s.
