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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Bashir, Hassan (1971-....)
Titre(s) : Europe and the Eastern Other [Texte imprimé] : Comparative Perspectives on Politics, Religion and Culture Before the Enlightenment / Hassan Bashir
Publication : Lanham (Md.) : Lexington Books, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-140 p.) ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 127-134. Index
Europe and the Eastern Other critically evaluates and supports the argument for adopting
an intercultural or comparative approach in western political theory. Hassan Bashir
examines the encounters between Europeans and their eastern others before the European
Enlightenment and illustrates that the West s cultural others have played a foundational
role in developing a distinct western cultural self-understanding. This analysis includes
records of eyewitness accounts of European visitors in Eastern lands during the medieval
and early modern periods, including William of Rubruck s account of the Mongol lands
in mid-thirteenth century, observations of the first Jesuit mission in the court of
Mughal Indian emperor Akbar the Great, and circumstances in late Ming China as recorded
in the journals of Jesuit missionary and scholar Matteo Ricci. This work illustrates
the dynamism and complexity involved in an inter-cultural encounter and highlights
the fact that cultural self-understanding is often deeply rooted in how we understand
our cultural others."
Sujet(s) : Relations -- Asie -- Europe -- Moyen âge
Relations -- Asie -- Europe -- Renaissance
Relations -- Asie -- Europe -- 17e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
320.309 (23e éd.) = Gouvernement comparé - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780739197332 (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46962953n
Notice n° :
FRBNF46962953
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Acknowledgments ; Chapter One: Introduction ; Chapter Two: Between Euro-Centrism
and Euro-Denial ; Chapter Three: "No People and a Foolish Nation"Scriptural phrase
(Deuteronomy 32:21 and Romans, 10:19) employed by William of Rubruck to describe the
Mongols. William (1990) p. 139. ; Chapter Four: "Wise Men of the Franks"Persian:
Dānāyāni Farang -The term used to honor either the king of Portugal or Spain in the
invitation to begin friendly relations between Europe and India ; written by Abul
Fazl at Akbar's behest. See Haider (1998) pp. 8, 10-11. According to Koch the letter
was definitely addressed to Philip II of Spain, see (1982) p. 15. ; Chapter Five:
"Delusions of Celestial Perfection"Karl Marx on China, see his "[Trade or Opium?]
Published in New York Daily Tribune on September 20, 1858. Available online at http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1858/09/20.htm.
Last accessed June 7, 2012. ; Chapter Six: Conclusions ; References ; Index.
