Comte De Gobineau and Orientalism - Selected Eastern Writings

Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Nash was born in London and educated at Oxford and London Universities. He has been Senior Lecturer in literature at the University of Sunderland since 2000. Formerly! he was Associate Professor in the Faculty of Humanities! Qatar University. Daniel O'Donoghue graduated in 1996 with First Class Honours in German and Italian from the National University of Ireland (first prize in Greek and Italian). In the same year he obtained a similar qualification in Swedish from Trinity. He spent 30 years travelling to pursue musical and linguistic studies! including five years in Paris. He translates poetry into Spanish! and M.A. theses and technical German into English. He is published as a translator into French in the Humanist magazine Libre Pensée. He is also a concert classical guitarist! and in 2008 was nominated for a Grammy as arranger of the best Hawaiian album. Klappentext This title provides an introduction to de Gobineau's writings on the Middle East and extensive translations of his most important work. Zusammenfassung Comte Arthur de Gobineau is an important figure in the development of European Orientalism. This book makes available for the first time to an English reader the key writings of a hugely original nineteenth Century French writer on the Near East. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introductory EssayPart 1: Three Years in Asia 1. The Nation 2. Religion 3. The Sufis4. The Condition of Individuals 5. Characters! Social Relations 6. Probable Results of Relations Between Europe and Asia Part 2: Religions and Philosophies of Central Asia1. Religious and Moral Character of Asiatics 2. Faith of the Arabs! Origin and Development of Shi'ism 3. Beginnings of Babism 4. Development of Babism 5. Battles and Successes of The Babis in Mazandaran 6. Fall of the Castle of Shaykh Tabarsi! Trouble in Zanjan 7. Insurrection in Zanjan! Captivity and Death of the Bab 8. Attempt on the King's Life Bibliography ...

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• Authors: &apos, Daniel Donoghue, Geoffrey Nash, Geoffrey (EDT) Nash, Geoffrey (University of Sunderland Nash, Geoffrey O&apos Nash, Geoffrey O''''donoghue Nash, NASH GEOFFREY O DONOGHUE DANI
• Assisted by: Geoffrey Nash (Editor), Geoffrey (University of Sunderland Nash (Editor), Nash Geoffrey (Editor), Daniel O'Donoghue (Editor), O'Donoghue Daniel (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.06.2012
• EAN: 9780415664059
• ISBN: 978-0-415-66405-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East; Culture and Civilization in the Middle East
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Islam, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, Middle East, Religion: general, Regional Studies, Middle Eastern history, Regional / International studies, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary studies: postcolonial literature