Monks and Monasteries of the Near East / / Jules Leroy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
• VerfasserIn: Leroy, Jules,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (276 p.) :; 64
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; 1. Religion in the Arabo-Turkish World --; 2. The Coptic Monasteries of Upper and Lower Egypt --; 3. A Visit to the Tekke of the Bektashis in Cairo --; 4. The Greek Monasteries of Palestine --; 5. The Lebanon—Land of Maronite Hermitages and Greek Monasteries --; 6. Stylites' Country --; 7. On the Borders of Kurdistan --; 8. Sheik 'Adi—Sanctuary of the Devil-worshippers --; Conclusion --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781463209698; 9783111024141; 9783110663037
• DOI: 10.31826/9781463209698
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jules Leroy.

Jules Leroy, the French art expert, spent several months touring the Near East in search of Early Christian remains. During this time he visited most of the monasteries in Egypt, Syria, the Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq.