04221nam 22010455 450 99624832100331620210623222926.00-520-94613-810.1525/9780520946132(CKB)3710000000430945(EBL)2067467(SSID)ssj0001540712(PQKBManifestationID)11879081(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001540712(PQKBWorkID)11534360(PQKB)11591772(MiAaPQ)EBC2067467(DE-B1597)519232(OCoLC)910935682(DE-B1597)9780520946132(dli)HEB31183(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000262(EXLCZ)99371000000043094520200424h20102010 fg 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrVoyager from Xanadu Rabban Sauma and the First Journey from China to the West /Morris Rossabi1st University of California Press ed.Berkeley, CA :University of California Press,[2010]©20101 online resource (249 p.)"First University of Califrnia Press edition 2010"--T.p. verso."Previously published in 1992 by Kodansha International Ltd"--T.p. verso.0-520-26237-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --CONTENTS --Illustrations --Preface to the 2010 Edition --Preface to the First Edition --A Note on Transliteration --Principal Figures --1. Setting the Stage --2. A Pilgrimage to the West --3. The Mongols, the Muslims, and the Europeans --4. An Embassy to the West --5. Paris, Bordeaux, Rome, and Return --Notes --Selected Bibliography --Index --About The AuthorToward 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.Rabban Sauma and the first journey from China to the WestDiplomatsChinaDiplomatsTravelVoyages and travelsTravel, Medieval13th century.asian travel.baghdad.beijing.china.chinese monk.commercial networking.diplomacy.discussion books.engaging.europe.firsthand perspective.global travels.historical.history.holy land.islamic control.jerusalem.last crusades.medieval period.mongol capital.mongol empire.muslims.nestorian christian.nonfiction account.pilgrimage.rabban sauma.trans eurasian travel.travelogue.western travel.western world.world history.xanadu.DiplomatsDiplomatsTravel.Voyages and travels.Travel, Medieval.909/.2092Rossabi Morrisauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut538525DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996248321003316Voyager from Xanadu2406346UNISA