In this biography, James Cowan has gone beyond the purely historical or cultural descriptions, to ask the key question: why did Antony think that by departing the world completely he would get closer to the truth he was seeking? On a trip to Egypt to find out more, he actually discovers a hermit living on Mount Colzim, Antony's mountian, and finds himself on far more than an academic journey. With Lazarus as his guide, he is able to combine an inner journey with his outer travel and begins to understand the true motivation of this radical mystic figure. As in all Cowan's books, this is research made immediate by his sheer involvement in the subject and his desire to get beyond the facts and into the deeper questions.
- ISBN10 0340786582
- ISBN13 9780340786581
- Publish Date 18 April 2002
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 9 December 2002
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English