The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
The Antient and Present State of Muscovy
1media/Screen Shot 2023-12-04 at 10.05.02 PM.png2023-12-05T13:38:12-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52812plain2023-12-08T20:05:47-08:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fWritten by Jodocus Crull (1660-1713) and published in 1698, The Antient and Present State of Muscovy follows the argument of Philippe Avril, which suggests that Prester John and the Dalai Lama are the same personage. As Brewer (p. 296) notes, the main difference here is that Crull has a more negative attitude towards the Tibetans.
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1media/Screen Shot 2023-12-04 at 10.05.02 PM.png2023-12-05T13:32:29-08:00An Historical Dictionary6plain2023-12-08T18:44:49-08:00Thomas Broughton's 1742 Historical Dictionary of all Religions from the Creation of the World to the Present Times contains an entry on Prester John which says "see Dalai-Lama," continuing a 17th-18th century trend to link the two figures. See also Jodocus Crull's The Antient and Present State of Muscovy.
