The Prester John Legend Between East and West During the Crusades: Entangled Eastern-Latin Mythical Legacies

by Ahmed M. A. Sheir

This book considers the history of the Prester John legend and its impact on the Crusades, investigating its entangled mythical history between East and West during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The present study thus responds to the still pressing need for a comprehensive historical investigation of the twelfth and thirteenth crusading history of the legend and its impact on the Muslim-Crusader encounters, examining various Latin, Arabic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6156405283
• ISBN13: 9786156405289
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Trivent Publishing
• Length: 367 Pages