Pilgrimage to the West. From Beijing to Paris, the journey of two Nestorian monks in the time of Marco Polo.
Olizane| N° d'inventaire | 22496 |
| Format | 14 x 21 |
| Détails | 347 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Geneva, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782880864927 |
1275. The Mongol Empire dominates Asia from China to Syria. Two Nestorian Christian Uyghur monks living near Beijing, Cauma and his disciple Marcos, decide to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. At the same time, Marco Polo is making the journey in the opposite direction. The war between the Mongols and the Muslim Mamluks of Egypt strands the two pilgrims in Mesopotamia. Through a series of surprising coincidences, Marcos will become the Catholicos of the Nestorians, that is, the pope of the vast Church of the East. Cauma, meanwhile, will become the Mongol ambassador to European sovereigns in an attempt to seal an alliance against the Mamluks that could have changed the face of the world! He is the first known man to travel across Asia and Europe from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The biography of the two monks was written at the beginning of the 14th century. While faithfully respecting the historical framework, Pierre Klein brings the two pilgrims to life by placing their pilgrimage at the heart of the major issues of the time, many of which remain relevant today.
1275. The Mongol Empire dominates Asia from China to Syria. Two Nestorian Christian Uyghur monks living near Beijing, Cauma and his disciple Marcos, decide to go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. At the same time, Marco Polo is making the journey in the opposite direction. The war between the Mongols and the Muslim Mamluks of Egypt strands the two pilgrims in Mesopotamia. Through a series of surprising coincidences, Marcos will become the Catholicos of the Nestorians, that is, the pope of the vast Church of the East. Cauma, meanwhile, will become the Mongol ambassador to European sovereigns in an attempt to seal an alliance against the Mamluks that could have changed the face of the world! He is the first known man to travel across Asia and Europe from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The biography of the two monks was written at the beginning of the 14th century. While faithfully respecting the historical framework, Pierre Klein brings the two pilgrims to life by placing their pilgrimage at the heart of the major issues of the time, many of which remain relevant today.