Comte de Gobineau and orientalism [electronic resource] : selected eastern writings / translated by Daniel O'Donoghue ; edited by Geoffrey Nash.
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TextSeries: Culture and civilisation in the Middle EastPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 248 p.)Uniform titles: - Trois ans en Asie (de 1855 a 1858). English. Selections
- Gobineau, Arthur, comte de, 1816-1882. Religions et philosophies dans l'Asie centrale. English. Selections
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- DS258Â .G5713 2009eb
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-241) and index.
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.