The Land Beyond

ISBN: 9781788310567 出版年：2018 页码：293 Leon McCarron Bloomsbury Publishing

There are many reasons why it migto walk, mostly alone, through the Middle East. That, in part, is exactly why Leon McCarron did it.From Jerusalem, McCarron followed a series trails that trace ancient trading and pilgrimage routes and travermost contested landscapes in the world. In the West Bank, he met families struggling lives amidst political turmoil and had a surreal encounter with the world's oldest and smallest religious sect. In Jordan, he visited the ruins of Hellenic citadels and trekked through the legendary Wadi Rum. His journey culminated in the vast deserts of the Sinai, home to Bedouin tribes and haunted by the ghosts of Biblical history. Tis a journey through time, from the quagmire of current geopolitics to the original ideals of the faithful, through the layers of history, culture and religion ththe Holy Land. But at its heart, it is the story of people, not politics and of the connections that can bridge seemingly insurmountable barriers.