Mythology and Diplomacy in the Age of Exploration

In this work, Adam Knobler demonstrates the intimate connection between medieval mythologies of the non-Western world, and early modern European imperial expansion to Africa, Asia and the Americas.

About the author

Adam Knobler, Ph.D. (1990) University of Cambridge, is apl. Professor of the History of World Religions at the Ruhr University Bochum. He has published a number of articles on medieval and early modern and non-western encounters.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Knobler
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.12.2016
• EAN: 9789004324893
• ISBN: 978-90-04-32489-3
• No. of pages: 164
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 369 g
• Series: European Expansion and Indigen
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages