The Book of Monasteries

by al-Shbusht

Book Overview

A literary tour of Christian monasteries of the medieval Middle East

The Book of Monasteries takes readers on a tour of the monasteries of the Middle East by presenting the rich variety of poetry and prose associated with each monastery. Starting with Baghdad, readers are taken up the Tigris into the mountains of south-eastern Anatolia before moving to Palestine and Syria, along the Euphrates down to the old Christian center...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479835927
• ISBN13: 9781479835928
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 392 Pages