| Voyager from Xanadu: Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West Contributor(s): Rossabi, Morris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520262379 ISBN-13: 9780520262379 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - History | Asia - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 909.209 |
| LCCN: 9146286 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.1" (0.66 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 book provides a unique first-hand Asian perspective on Europe and illuminates a crucial period in the early history of global, diplomatic, and commercial networking. |