Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage
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Samuel Purchas’s travel book *Purchas, His Pilgrimage* is an early 17th-century compilation of global travel narratives and religious observations that helped shape English perceptions of distant lands and cultures.
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| instanceOf |
compilation of travel narratives
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early modern English prose work → travel book → |
| aim |
to present a Christian interpretation of global diversity
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to survey the religions of the world → |
| audience |
clergy and scholars concerned with comparative religion
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literate English readers interested in travel → |
| author |
Samuel Purchas
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| compilerRole |
Samuel Purchas acted as editor and compiler
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| contains |
apologetic arguments for Christianity
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moral reflections on travel reports → |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
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| firstPublicationDate |
1613
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| focus |
English perceptions of distant lands
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non-European cultures → |
| format |
prose
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| genre |
religious commentary
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travel literature → |
| historicalContext |
age of exploration
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early Stuart England → |
| impact |
contributed to English knowledge of world geography
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shaped early modern English ethnographic imagination → |
| includes |
accounts of voyages to Africa
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accounts of voyages to Asia → accounts of voyages to the Americas → accounts of voyages to the Middle East → descriptions of indigenous peoples → descriptions of religious rites and ceremonies → |
| influenced |
English understanding of non-Christian religions
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English views of global exploration → |
| language |
English
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| medium |
print
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| period |
early modern period
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| publicationCentury |
17th century
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| relatedWork |
Purchas his Pilgrimes
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| religiousPerspective |
Protestant
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| subject |
ethnography
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geography → global travel narratives → religious customs → world religions → |
| theologicalOrientation |
Anglican
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| usedSources |
earlier travel books
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missionary accounts → travelers’ reports → |
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Purchas, His Pilgrimage
("Samuel Purchas acted as editor and compiler")
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Kubla Khan
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