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Comte de Gobineau and orientalism : selected eastern writings /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2009.
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| Colección: | Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-241) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203892091 0203892097 1134069901 9781134069903 1281786667 9781281786661 9786611786663 661178666X |