In From the Holy Mountain an award-winning travel writer sets off on an extraordinary adventure retracing the journey of the 6th century monk John Moschos and his student Sophronius the Sophist. Using Moschos' writings as a guide for his travels, William Dalrymple recounts with elegance the peoples of Eastern Christianity who have kept Orthodoxy's flame alive. A rich and gripping account of eastern history, the rise of Islam and Orthodox spirituality.
