| Cultural Transitions in the Middle East Contributor(s): Mardin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004098739 ISBN-13: 9789004098732 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $182.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1994 Annotation: "Cultural Transitions in the Middle East deals with the interlacing of themes constitutive of traditional cultures and world-views in the Middle East with concepts and outlooks that have originated in the modern Western World. A number of Muslim thinkers who are indigenous products of the Middle East cultural setting have now begun to use some of the forms of modern Western literature and social thought. Conversely, some intellectuals trained in modern secular schools have attempted to reevaluate their Islamic heritage. The papers cover aspects of this subtle interpenetration which has not been explored to date. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 956 |
| LCCN: 93041553 |
| Series: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East an |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.52" W x 9.72" (1.45 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cultural Transitions in the Middle East deals with the interlacing of themes constitutive of traditional cultures and world-views in the Middle East with concepts and outlooks that have originated in the modern Western World. A number of Muslim thinkers who are indigenous products of the Middle East cultural setting have now begun to use some of the forms of modern Western literature and social thought. Conversely, some intellectuals trained in modern secular schools have attempted to reevaluate their Islamic heritage. The papers cover aspects of this subtle interpenetration which has not been explored to date. |