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Daniel L. Newman

An Imam in Paris

Account of a Stay in France by an Egyptian Cleric (1826-1831)

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In the 1820s, Rifa'a Rafi' al-Tahtawi, a young Muslim cleric, was a leading member of the first Egyptian educational mission to Paris, where he remained for five years, documenting his observations of European culture. His account, Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz, is one of the earliest and most influential records of the Muslim encounter with Enlightenment-era European thought, introducing ideas of modernity to his native land. In addition to its historical and literary value, al-Tahtawi's work offers invaluable insight into early conceptions of Europe and the 'Other'. Its observations are as vibrant and palpable today as they were over 15… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-86356-890-9
  • EAN: 9780863568909
  • Produktnummer: 15195149
  • Verlag: Saqi
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
  • Seitenangabe: 300 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 994 KB

Über den Autor


Daniel L. Newman is Professor of Arabic and Course Director of the MA in Arabic-English Translation and Interpreting at the University of Durham. His other works include Modern Arabic Short Stories: A Bilingual Reader (with Ronak Husni, Saqi Books, 2008).

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