Quest for Eastern Christians : Travels and Rumor in the Age of Discovery.
by
Rogers, Francis M.
Title
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Quest for Eastern Christians : Travels and Rumor in the Age of Discovery.
Author
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Rogers, Francis M.
ISBN
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9780816664207
Personal Author
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Rogers, Francis M.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (240 pages)
Contents
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Contents -- I: Medieval Background: Western Travelers and Eastern Christians -- II: Christians from Beyond Islam and the Council of Florence -- III: The Council of Florence and the Portuguese Princes -- IV: Early Latin Chapbooks and the Christians of the Indies -- V: The Christians of Ethiopia and India in Vernacular Verse -- VI: Portugal, Prester John, and the Christians of St. Thomas -- VII: Renaissance Finale: Ethiopian Submission to the Pope in Bologna -- VIII: The Age of Latin Arrogance -- List of Early Printed Books 1467-1546 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.
Abstract
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Most writers have considered that the great European explorations during the Age of Discovery were motivated primarily by a thirst for knowledge of other lands, desire for international trade, or missionary zeal. Professor Rogers demonstrates that there w.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
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Catholic Church -- Relations -- Eastern churches.
Christian union -- History.
Church history -- 15th century.
Eastern churches -- Relations -- Catholic Church.
Electronic books. -- local.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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| IYTE Library | E-Book | 1197957-1001 | BX6.5 -- .R57 1962 EB | Ebrary E-Books |