Barlaam and Ioasaph by John Damascene

Barlaam and Ioasaph

John Damascene with Harold Mattingly (Translator), G. R. Woodward (Translator)

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One of the best known examples of the hagiographic novel, this is the tale of an Indian prince who becomes aware of the world's miseries and is converted to Christianity by the monk Barlaam. Barlaam and Josaphat (Ioasaph) were believed to have re-...

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