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OverviewDuring the Middle Ages, many Europeans imagined that there existed a powerful and marvel-filled Christian realm beyond the lands of Islam ruled by a devout emperor they called “Priest John,” or “Prester John.” Spurred by a forged letter that mysteriously appeared around 1165 and quickly “went viral” in hundreds of manuscripts across Western Europe, the legend of Prester John and his exotic kingdom was not just a utopian fantasy, but a way to bring contemporary political and theological questions into sharper focus. In this new study, John Eldevik shows how the manuscripts that transmitted the story of Prester John reflect the ways contemporary audiences processed ideas about religious conflict and helped them imagine a new, global dimension of Christianity. It includes an appendix with a new translation of the B recension of The Letter of Prester John. Full Product DetailsAuthor: John Eldevik (Associate Professor of History, Hamilton College)Publisher: Arc Humanities Press Imprint: Arc Humanities Press Edition: New edition ISBN: 9781942401834ISBN 10: 1942401833 Pages: 170 Publication Date: 31 July 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Wonders of the East: Visions of Global Christendom in the Early Middle Ages Chapter 2. The Letter of Prester John and its Reception in the Twelfth Century Chapter 3. Reading and Reimagining Prester John in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries Chapter 4. Prester John, the Mongols, and the Resilience of Wonder Chapter 5. The New Horizons of Christendom: Prester John in Africa Conclusion Appendix: The Letter of Prester John (B Recension) Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Eldevik is Professor of History at Hamilton College in Clinton (New York State), and has previously published on medieval social and religious history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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