Comte de Gobineau and Orientalism : Selected Eastern Writings Paperback / softback
Edited by Geoffrey (University of Sunderland, UK) Nash, Daniel O'Donoghue
Part of the Culture and Civilization in the Middle East series
Paperback / softback
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Though known to specialists, Comte de Gobineau's vital if idiosyncratic contribution to Orientalism has only been accessible to the English reader through secondary sources.
Especially important for its portrayal of an esoteric Sufi sect like the Ahl-i Haqq, and its vivid narrative of the Babi episode in Persia, Gobineau's work impacted significantly on European intelligentsia, including Ernest Renan, Matthew Arnold, Lord Curzon, and the Orientalist Edward Granville Browne.
Daniel O'Donoghue's brilliant translation now makes available sizeable extracts from Gobineau's two most important writings on the East: Three Years in Asia and Religions and Philosophies of Central Asia.
Geoffrey Nash's comprehensive introduction and notes contextualise Gobineau's work in the light of contemporary scholarship, as well as assessing its impact on nineteenth century Orientalists and modern Iranians, and its relevance to debates around Islam and modernity that are still alive today.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, 1 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/06/2012
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- ISBN:9780415664059
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:256 pages, 1 Tables, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:21/06/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415664059
