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What do long-distance travelers gain from their voyages, especially when faraway lands are regarded as the source of esoteric knowledge? Mary Helms explains how various cultures interpret space and distance in cosmological terms, and why they associate political power with information about strange places, peoples, and things. She assesses the dive

Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*1. Positions and Problems, pg. 1*2. The Cultural Creation of Space and Distance, pg. 20*3. The Investigation of Cultural Distance, pg. 66*4. The Authority of Distant Knowledge, pg. 131*5. Gods or Devils or Only Men, pg. 172*6. The Outer Realms of Christendom, pg. 211*7. Conclusion, pg. 261*References, pg. 269*Index, pg. 293

Ulysses Sail

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 14/07/2014
      ISBN13: 9780691605722, 978-0691605722
      ISBN10: 0691605726

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What do long-distance travelers gain from their voyages, especially when faraway lands are regarded as the source of esoteric knowledge? Mary Helms explains how various cultures interpret space and distance in cosmological terms, and why they associate political power with information about strange places, peoples, and things. She assesses the dive

      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Illustrations, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xi*1. Positions and Problems, pg. 1*2. The Cultural Creation of Space and Distance, pg. 20*3. The Investigation of Cultural Distance, pg. 66*4. The Authority of Distant Knowledge, pg. 131*5. Gods or Devils or Only Men, pg. 172*6. The Outer Realms of Christendom, pg. 211*7. Conclusion, pg. 261*References, pg. 269*Index, pg. 293

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