Comte de Gobineau and orientalism selected eastern writings /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2009.
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| Series: | Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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| Call Number : | DS258 .G5713 2009eb |
Table of Contents:
- Note on text and transliteration
- Introductory essay
- Three years in Asia: The nation
- 2. Religion
- 3. The Sufis
- 4. The condition of individuals
- 5. Characters, social relations
- 6. Probable results of relations between Europe and Asia
- Religions and philosophies of Central Asia: 1. Religious and moral character of Asiatics
- 2. Faith of the Arabs, origin and development of Shi'ism
- 3. Beginnings of Babism
- 4. Development of Babism
- 5. Battles and successes of the Babis in Mazandaran
- 6. Fall of the castle of Shaykh Tabarsi, trouble in Zanjan
- 7. Insurrection in Zanjan, captivity and death of the Bab
- 8. Attempt on the king's life
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.