Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iv
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS v
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. Chapter 1 WONDERS OF THE EAST VISIONS OF GLOBAL CHRISTENDOM IN THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES 15
7. Chapter 2 THE LETTER OF PRESTER JOHN AND ITS RECEPTION IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY 39
8. Chapter 3 READING AND REIMAGINING PRESTER JOHN IN THE TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH CENTURIES 75
9. Chapter 4 PRESTER JOHN, THE MONGOLS, AND THE RESILIENCE OF WONDER 93
10. Chapter 5 THE NEW HORIZONS OF CHRISTENDOM PRESTER JOHN IN AFRICA 109
11. CONCLUSION 129
12. Appendix THE LETTER OF PRESTER JOHN (B REDACTION) 135
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 145
14. INDEX 159