The World According to Cosmas Indicopleustes – Concepts and Illustrations of an Alexandrian Merchant and Monk
In a first step, this article examines the facts and speculations about Cosmas Indicopleustes as a person. His most striking features are the great wealth of information he gathered on his far-reaching voyages as a merchant in early Byzantine times and the strong Nestorian tendencies of his Christia...
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| Language: | English |
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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Transcultural Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://heiup.uni-heidelberg.de/journals/index.php/transcultural/article/view/6127 |