Persia and the Enlightenment

Persia is frequently mentioned in various discourses of the Enlightenment including theology, literature, and political theory. What was the appeal of Persia to such a diverse intellectual population in Enlightenment Europe? In what ways did utilizing Persia contribute to the development of modern European identities? In this volume, an international group of scholars with diverse academic backgrounds has tackled these and other questions related to the Enlightenment's engagement with Persia.

About the author

Cyrus Masroori is a professor of political theory at California State University San Marcos. His research interests include history of Persian political thought, utopian discourses, toleration, and Rumi's thought.

Whitney Mannies teaches political theory at Cal Poly Pomona. Her current research focuses on the history of feminist thought in eighteenth-century France, Britain, and the United States. She is working on a monograph exploring the debate about women's rights that was provoked by Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Letter to d'Alembert.

John Christian Laursen is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside.

Summary

Since the 5th century BCE Persia has played a significant part in representing the "Other" against which European identity has been constructed.

Product details

• Authors: Cyrus Mannies Masroori
• Assisted by: John Christian Laursen (Editor), Whitney Mannies (Editor), Cyrus Masroori (Editor)
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781800348578
• ISBN: 978-1-80034-857-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Oxford University Studies in t; Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous