4 “让魔鬼把你抓走!”(第5/6页)

走出神庙来到大街上后,围观的人越来越多,人山人海,让他们根本无法行进。他们不得不暂时躲在一座房屋内,然后唤来卫兵,敲锣打鼓、吹奏喇叭和笛子并鸣枪,这才清出道路。为了围观这些异乡来客,人群挤到了屋顶上。他们抵达宫殿的时候,差不多已是黄昏。“我们走过了四扇门,每一次都要拼命挤进去,对围观人群推推搡搡。”[47]入口处有人因为拥挤而受伤。最后,他们终于来到国王的觐见厅,“那是一座宏伟的大厅,周边是一排排高高的座位,就像我们的剧场里一样,地板上铺着一张绿天鹅绒的地毯,墙壁上悬挂着五光十色的丝绸织物”。[48]端坐在他们面前的,就是他们航行1.2万英里来寻找的那位基督徒国王了。


[1] Sheriff,Abdul. Dhow Cultures of the Indian Ocean. London,2010,p.314.

[2] Castanheda,Fernão Lopes de. História do Descobrimento e Conquista da Índia Pelos Portugueses. Edited by M. Lopes de Almeida. 1 vols. Porto,1979,p.19.

[3] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.23.

[4] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.24.

[5] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.24.

[6] Castanheda,Fernão Lopes de. História do Descobrimento e Conquista da Índia Pelos Portugueses. Edited by M. Lopes de Almeida. 1 vols. Porto,1979,p.21.

[7] 棕枝主日是庆祝耶稣胜利进入耶路撒冷的节日,日期是复活节前的星期日。根据基督教多个教派的传统,信徒在这一天要手捧棕榈枝,举行宗教游行,以纪念耶稣进入耶路撒冷时群众在他面前抛撒棕榈枝。在有些国家,因为难以获得棕榈枝,也可以用本土其他树的树枝代替。

[8] 在中世纪,北非、伊比利亚半岛、西西里岛和马耳他岛等地的穆斯林被欧洲基督徒称为“摩尔人”。摩尔人并非一个单独民族,而是包括阿拉伯人、柏柏尔人和皈依伊斯兰教的欧洲人等。“摩尔人”也被用来泛指穆斯林。

[9] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.35.

[10] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.36.

[11] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.37.

[12] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.37.

[13] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.39.

[14] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.39.

[15] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.39.

[16] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.41.

[17] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.42.

[18] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.42.

[19] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.45.

[20] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.45.

[21] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.45.

[22] 黑天是印度教诸神中最广受崇拜的一位神祇,被视为毗湿奴的第八个化身,是诸神之首。许多关于黑天的神话主要源自《摩诃婆罗多》和《往世书》。在艺术上,黑天通常被描述为蓝黑色皮肤、身缠腰布、头戴孔雀羽毛王冠。他代表极具魅力的情人,因而常以在一群女性爱慕者簇拥下吹笛的牧人形象出现。

[23] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.46.

[24] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.46.

[25] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.48.

[26] Castanheda,Fernão Lopes de. História do Descobrimento e Conquista da Índia Pelos Portugueses. Edited by M. Lopes de Almeida. 1 vols. Porto,1979,p.35.

[27] Roteiro da Viagem Que em Descobrimento da India pelo Cabo da Boa Esperança Fez Dom Vasco da Gama em 1497. Porto,1838,pp.50-51.

[28] Roteiro da Viagem Que em Descobrimento da India pelo Cabo da Boa Esperança Fez Dom Vasco da Gama em 1497. Porto,1838,p.51.

[29] Subrahmanyam,Sanjay. The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama. Cambridge,1997,p.129.

[30] Subrahmanyam,Sanjay. The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama. Cambridge,1997,p.129.

[31] 注意,扎莫林是卡利卡特君主的头衔,不是名字。

[32] Castanheda,Fernão Lopes de. História do Descobrimento e Conquista da Índia Pelos Portugueses. Edited by M. Lopes de Almeida. 1 vols. Porto,1979,p.42.

[33] Subrahmanyam,Sanjay. The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama. Cambridge,1997,p.104.

[34] 出自马欢的《瀛涯胜览》,其中称卡利卡特为“古里国”。

[35] Sheriff,Abdul. Dhow Cultures of the Indian Ocean. London,2010,p.188.

[36] 班达里,古港名。故址在今印度西南岸科泽科德附近。

[37] Castanheda,Fernão Lopes de. História do Descobrimento e Conquista da Índia Pelos Portugueses. Edited by M. Lopes de Almeida. 1 vols. Porto,1979,p.44.

[38] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.51.

[39] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.52.

[40] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.49.

[41] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.49.

[42] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.50.

[43] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans. A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama,1497-99,London,1898,p.52.

[44] Ravenstein,E.G.ed. and trans.