The Mongol “Other” and the Limits of Europe’s Christian Self-Perception
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22010217 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin Petersen (0000-0001-9212-3726, Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2163-8551 • E-ISSN: 2163-8551 |
| Publisher | Georgia Southern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.20429/aujh.2022.120203 |
| OpenAlex | W4280569251 |
| Language | EN |
In a 1250 C.E. letter to Pope Innocent IV regarding a possible Mongol invasion, King Bela IV of Hungary vividly illustrates the self-perception of Europe as a Christian civilization through a conflation of Europe and Christendom. However, the limits of this civilizational self-perception are revealed through an analysis of an earlier series of letters between the chief of the Mongols Guyuk Khan and Pope Innocent IV
Ancient history · Archaeology · Civilization · Conflation · Epistemology · Perception · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Philosophy · Religious studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |