A new chapter from Unit IV of my book, "The Enchanting Encounter with the East", continues the topic of the previous extract, Beware of Barbarians. It gives an account of real people behind the scenes, the steppe dwellers of the Eurasian grasslands.
Tags: Petachia of Ratisbon, Sima Qian, The Secret History of the Mongols, Temujin, Al-Jahiz, Plano Carpini
You may read this section on my website https://independent.academia.edu/BaizermanMichael
https://www.academia.edu/44328510/A_Kernel_of_Truth
This paper is open for discussions so you can join in. Discussion is a new development of Academia services and the circle of my readers has widened drastically. Not everyone likes my treatment of 'barbarians' but I think I have touched a vital string. I generally evade commenting on my papers; however, if something was not clear, I am ready to clarify the point.
Unit IV of my book tells the story of Alexander Gate --a medieval legend-- and endeavors to immerse it into historical context. Some chapters reflect the twists of the legend; others add the contemporary background.
I have already updated 25 investigations on my site from the three projects.
Also, I decided to widen the ring of my readers. I have started updating the previous chapters of my book to be placed on scribd.com. This is an Internet library that I use in my research. Since my papers are unpublished, I upload them in the Documents section, with illustrations and notes. This is the latest version of my extracts. I have already uploaded two chapters from Unit I,
https://www.scribd.com/document/479457186/What-if-the-Earth-is-the-Sphere
https://www.scribd.com/document/481500313/How-to-Measure-the-Earth-s-Circumference
If you would like to support my work, follow my 'publications', now on two sites, Academia and Scribd.
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