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Hora Athos

Dějiny mnišské republiky

Author: Andreas Müller
Translated by Vlastimil Drbal from the original publication “Berg Athos: Geschichte einer Mönchsrepublik”, C. H. Beck, Munich 2005.

Andreas Müller's  volume on Mount Athos is divided into two sections. The first consists of a clear exposition of the history of this monastic republic from its inception between the ninth and tenth centuries, up to the renaissance of local monastic life of recent decades. The second covers the history and artistic monuments of particular monasteries. In contrast to religious publications, the author strictly rejects the non-historical opinions which seek to bring the origins of the oldest monastories back to the fourth century A.D. The present translation of Prof. Müller's work is the first publication in the Czech language on Mount Athos.