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Sto caricando le informazioni... Ararat (2007)di Frank Westerman
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I loved reading this book. It is a fascinating mix of memoir, philosophy, history and travel written in a discursive style which held me interested from beginning to end. One to re-read. ( ) Frank Westerman beklimt de ruim 5000 m hoge Ararat die in Turkije bij de grens met Armenië en Iran gelegen is en waarop volgens het oude testament de ark van Noach gestrand is. Hij vertelt over zijn voorbereidingen, zoals het wadlopen en blikt terug naar zijn jeugd, waarin het geloof waaraan hij op latere leeftijd begon te twijfelen een rol speelde. Hij formuleert antwoorden op de vragen van zijn dochtertje aan wie het boek opgedragen is. De schrijver filosofeert tijdens zijn reis over religie en wetenschap. Het is een vlot geschreven boek. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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A brilliant fusion of travel writing with writing about science and religious scepticism. Mount Ararat in Turkey is where, as biblical tradition has it, Noah's Ark ran aground and God made his covenant with mankind. Now it stands astride the fault-line between religion and science, a geographical, political and cultural crossroads, bound up with the centuries-old history of warfare between different cultures in this region. Frank Westerman takes a pilgrimage from the mountain's foot to its highest slopes, meeting along the way geologists, priests and an expedition in search of the Ark's remains, as well as a Russian astronaut who observes that 'there is something between heaven and earth about which we humans know nothing'.Ararat is a dazzling, highly personal book about science, religion and all that lies between, by one of Europe's most celebrated young writers. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)915.662History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Asia Middle EastClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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