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Mission to Asia

by Christopher Dawson (Editor), Christopher Dawson
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Overview

Previously published as The Mongol Mission by Sheed and Ward, Ltd., 1980.

Synopsis

Narratives by Franciscans sent to Central and East Asia in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in a heroic but failed attempt to maintain contact with Christians there and convert the Mongols. Reprinted from the 1966 reprint of the 1955 edition.

About the Author, Christopher Dawson

Christopher Henry Dawson was a British independent scholar, who wrote many books on cultural history and Christendom.

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Book Details

Published
December 1, 1980
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Pages
246
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780802064363

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