Odd Religious Studies Texts
Explore a fascinating collection of odd religious studies texts with our curated list of rare and unconventional books on faith, spirituality, and theology. Discover hidden gems today!
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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.
