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Book SynopsisThe so called 'Kingdom of Prester John' was a Christian power thought to exist in Central Asia at the time of the twelfth-century crusades. At a deeper level, for the steppe peoples it constitutes a distant dynamic which led to the world-shattering rise of Mongol power under Chinggis (Genghis) Khan.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Foreword; Translator's notes; Part I. The Trefoil of the Writing Desk: 1. Overcoming the study of letters; 2. An excursion into geography; 3. The road through history; Part II. The Trefoil of the Bird's Eye View: 4. The dark century (861–960); 5. The shattered silence (961–1100); 6. Foreshadowing the legend's hero (1100–1143); Part III. The Trefoil of the Barrow: 7. The courage and ruin of King David (1143–1218); 8. The loss of a dream (1218–1259); 9. Dealing with the Conquerors (1259–1312); Part IV. The Trefoil of the Mouse-hole: 10. The tastes and sympathies of the author of the secret history; 11. Jamuqa-sechen under investigation; 12. Two in one; Part V. The Trefoil of the Tree of Thought: 13. An attempt to overcome self-deception; 14. A space-time scheme; 15. Construction of hypotheses; Bibliography; Index.
