Human Circus: Journeys In The Medieval World

Our traveller reaches Egypt. He writes of wondrous gardens of balsam, of the pyramids and their purpose, of the recent history of the sultanate, and of the Mamluk Sultan's views of Latin Christian life. If you like what you hear and want to chip in to support the podcast, my Patreon is here, my Ko-fi is here, and Paypal is here. I'm on Twitter @circus_human, Instagram @humancircuspod, my website is www.humancircuspodcast.com, and I have some things on Redbubble at https://www.redbubble.com/people/humancircus. Sources: Sir John Mandeville: The Book of Marvels and Travels, translated by Anthony Bale. Oxford University Press, 2012. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville, translated by Charles Moseley. Penguin, 2005. Cobb, Paul M. The Race for Paradise: An Islamic History of the Crusades. Oxford University Press, 2016. Friedman, John Block. The Monstrous Races in Medieval Art and Thought. Syracuse University Press, 2000. Greenblatt, Stephen. Marvellous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World. University of Ch