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The Frontiers of Paradise:

A Study of Monks and Monasteries
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Collins Harvill, 1988 - Religion - 224 pages

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Contents

Introduction
9
The Setting
24
Egypt
42
Copyright

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The frontiers of paradise: a study of monks and monasteries
The frontiers of paradise: a study of monks and monasteries
Peter Levi
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TitleThe Frontiers of Paradise: A Study of Monks and Monasteries
AuthorPeter Levi
Editionreprint
PublisherCollins Harvill, 1988
Original fromPennsylvania State University
Digitized14 Oct 2009
ISBN0002722402, 9780002722407
Length224 pages
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