Visits to Monasteries in the LevantCosimo, Inc., 2007 M06 1 - 448 pages The Author's Account Of His Travels To Monasteries Of The Mediterranean And Mid-East Area, Including Egypt, Jerusalem, Athos As Well As Details Of Native People, Their Beliefs. |
Contents
| 23 | |
NavarinoThe Wrecks of the Turkish and Egyptian Fleets | 55 |
CHAPTER II | 66 |
CONTENTS | 77 |
CHAPTER IV | 83 |
CHAPTER V | 93 |
Mohammed Bey DefterdarHis Expedition to SenaarHis | 112 |
CONTENTS | 120 |
Expedition to the Monastery of St SabbaReports of Arab | 214 |
CHAPTER XVI | 230 |
CHAPTER XVII | 253 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 272 |
CHAPTER XIX | 288 |
CHAPTER XX | 302 |
Return JourneyNarrow EscapeConsequences of Singing | 312 |
THE MONASTERIES OF MOUNT ATHOS | 325 |
NATRON LAKES | 121 |
CHAPTER VIII | 132 |
The Convent of the PulleyIts inaccessible PositionDifficult | 144 |
RUINED MONASTERY AT THEBES | 153 |
THE WHITE MONASTERY | 163 |
The Island of PhiloeThe Cataract of AssouanThe Burial | 172 |
PART II | 189 |
CHAPTER XIV | 204 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 337 |
CHAPTER XXIV | 347 |
The Monastery of CaracallaIts Beautiful SituationHos | 363 |
CHAPTER XXVI | 373 |
CHAPTER XXVII | 390 |
CaracallaThe AgoumenosCurious CrossThe Nuts of Cara | 408 |
APPENDIX | 419 |
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