The 6,000 beards of Athos / by Ralph H. Brewster.
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TextPublication details: London : Citadel Press; distributed by G. Duckworth, 1949.Description: 219 p. : ill., maps (on lining paper) ports. ; 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification: - 914.96
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First published 1935 by the Hogarth Press. Reprinted 1939 and 1949.
"For over a thousand years the peninsula of Mount Athos has been a virtually independent Monk's Republic, the laws of which forbid entry, not only to women, but to eunuchs, beardless persons and even female animals. Curious to learn the truth about this strange medieval society, Ralph Brewster spent several weeks visiting the monasteries with a young Greek friend, and brought back with him the material for this book, which has already become a minor classic of travel.
A detailed account of the monasteries and their inhabitants is embellished with many delightful and scandalous stories, and with sixteen unique photographs taken by the author himself."--