An Imam in Paris: Account of a Stay in France by and Egyptian Cleric 1826-1831 - Couverture rigide

Al-Tahtawi, Rifa'a

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0863563465 ISBN 13 : 9780863563461

Editeur : Saqi Books, 2003

Synopsis

Book by Rifaa Rafi alTahtawi Daniel L Newman

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In the 1820s, Rifa a al-Tahtawi, a young Muslim cleric, travelled to Paris as a leading member of the first Egyptian educational mission, where, during a stay of five years, he documented his observations on European culture. His account, Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz (The Quintessence of Paris), is one of the earliest and most influential records of the Muslim encounter with Enlightenment-era European ideas, 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 150 years ago; informative and often acute, to very humorous effect. An irrefutable classic, this new edition of the first English translation is of seminal value. It is introduced and carefully annotated by a scholar fluent in the life, times and milieu of its narrator.

Revue de presse :

'An Imam in Paris lets us share the responses of a highly intelligent scholar ... Daniel L. Newman is to be congratulated on making the first translation into English of this remarkable book, and on supporting the text with a first-class introduction and with footnotes that are as full as one could wish.' Times Literary Supplement --Times Literary Supplement

'[A] fine translation ... extensively and meticulously notated.' --The International History Review

A touchstone for thinking about the tangled relations between Islam and modernity ... the most amazing and entertaining curiosity.' --Matthew J. Reisz, Jewish Quarterly

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Saqi Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0863563465
• ISBN 13: 9780863563461
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 405