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Kyriacos C. Markides

Kyriacos C. Markides has written several books about Christian mysticism, including The Magus of StrovolosRiding with the Lion, Homage to the Sun, and Fire in the Heart. A professor of sociology at the University of Maine, he lives in Stillwater, Maine, with his wife, Emily.
Inner River
Gifts of the Desert
The Mountain of Silence
Riding with the Lion
The Magus of Strovolos

Books

Inner River
Gifts of the Desert
The Mountain of Silence
Riding with the Lion
The Magus of Strovolos

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