Here, there, and in-between: On the Civilizing Process and Civilizational Analysis

M Palencia-Roth - Comparative Civilizations Review, 2023 - scholarsarchive.byu.edu
This essay presents a cautionary tale about certain problems with systematization and
abstraction in comparative civilizational studies. It advocates instead for the analysis of …

[PDF][PDF] The Production of Knowledge and Preservation of Self-identity: William of Rubruck and Ibn Battuta in Contact with Mongols

C Taylor - Travel Writings on Asia: Curiosity, Identities, and …, 2022 - library.oapen.org
This chapter takes as its starting point the writings of two western medieval travellers who
journeyed into Mongol West, Central and East Asia. They are a Franciscan envoy …