| Comte de Gobineau and Orientalism: Selected Eastern Writings Contributor(s): Nash, Geoffrey (Editor), O'Donoghue, Daniel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415664055 ISBN-13: 9780415664059 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 942.06 |
| Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East |
| Physical Information: 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |