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Voyager from Xanadu: Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West
Morris Rossabi
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Paperback. Toward the end of the 13th century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian Christian monk from China called Rabban Sauma was making the reverse journey from the Mongol capital to Jerusalem. This book traces Sauma's trans-Eurasian travels against the era of the Mongol Empire and the last Crusades. Num Pages: 248 pages, 17 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 292.
Toward the end of the thirteenth century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian Christian monk from China called Rabban Sauma was making the reverse journey from the Mongol capital (what is now Beijing) to Jerusalem. Upon reaching Baghdad - the first traveler to arrive from China - Sauma learned that his pilgrimage could not be fulfilled because of Islamic control of the Holy Land. In Voyager from Xanadu , Morris Rossabi traces Sauma's trans-Eurasian travels against the turbulent era of the Mongol Empire and the last Crusades. His indispensable ... Read more
Toward the end of the thirteenth century, at about the time Marco Polo was being received by the great Khubilai Khan, a Nestorian Christian monk from China called Rabban Sauma was making the reverse journey from the Mongol capital (what is now Beijing) to Jerusalem. Upon reaching Baghdad - the first traveler to arrive from China - Sauma learned that his pilgrimage could not be fulfilled because of Islamic control of the Holy Land. In Voyager from Xanadu , Morris Rossabi traces Sauma's trans-Eurasian travels against the turbulent era of the Mongol Empire and the last Crusades. His indispensable ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520262379
SKU
V9780520262379
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About Morris Rossabi
Morris Rossabi is Distinguished Professor of History, City University of New York, and Adjunct Professor of Chinese and Mongolian History at Columbia University. He is the author of many books, including Khubilai Khan: His Life and Times (UC Press).
Reviews for Voyager from Xanadu: Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West
Timely... Well-fashioned... A very helpful resource.
Steven Heine, Florida International University European Legacy
Steven Heine, Florida International University European Legacy