Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Note to Readers and Listeners xi
4. A Personal Prologue xiii
5. 1 Listening to the Desert 1
6. 2 Hermits and the Quest for Solitude 23
7. 3 A Way of Silence in a Noisy World 41
8. 4 Monastic Desert Soundscapes 59
9. 5 Echoes in Sacred Canyons 75
10. 6 Ascent at Sonorous Sinai 93
11. 7 Finding Home in the Desert 109
12. Epilogue 123
13. Epilogue 127
14. Desert Monasticism: A Brief Glossary 131
15. A Guide to Monastic Texts 133
16. Notes 137
17. List of Photographs 145
18. List of Recording Locations for Chapter Codas 145