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The Prester John Legend and European conceptions of Alterity before 1800.
Prester John was said to have been an Eastern Christian monarch who ruled over a fantastical Empire in the Far East, containing both marvels and treasure. Originating in the twelfth century, this legend captivated the mind of Europeans well into the Age of Exploration and was still a figure of …
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The Role of Myth and Representation in the Origins of Colonialism
… to be known in history as the search for ‘the Prester John’, my reason being that in the subsequent attempts at identification and location of the Prester John Europe was forced to combine classical and ancient learning with reinterpretations of the Bible and whatever ‘new’ geographical …