Did Chinggis Khan Have a Jewish Teacher? An Examination of an Early Fourteenth-Century Arabic Text.

The article discusses a unique and significant passage in an Arabic text emanating from the Mamluk Sultanate. The passage in question is found in "The Highest Aspiration in the Varieties of Cultures." The five categories of the text are discussed in detail. It analyzes the Muslim perceptions of Chin...

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Published in:Journal of the American Oriental Society Vol. 124; no. 4; pp. 691 - 706
Main Author: Amitai, Reuven
Format: Article
Published: American Society for Premodern Asia (ASPA) Oct-Dec2004
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