Orientalism, Volume 10A groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East that is—decades after its first publication—one of the most important books written about our divided world. |
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Page 278
... Islam and the Arabs , was the tension between " Islam " as a transcendent , compelling Oriental fact and the realities of everyday human experience . His investment as a scholar and as a devout Christian was in " Islam , " not so much ...
... Islam and the Arabs , was the tension between " Islam " as a transcendent , compelling Oriental fact and the realities of everyday human experience . His investment as a scholar and as a devout Christian was in " Islam , " not so much ...
Page 298
... Islam ( medieval , classical , modern ) are neutral or even superfluous : there is no difference between classical Islam and medieval Islam or Islam plain and simple . . . . There is therefore [ for von Grunebaum ] only one Islam that ...
... Islam ( medieval , classical , modern ) are neutral or even superfluous : there is no difference between classical Islam and medieval Islam or Islam plain and simple . . . . There is therefore [ for von Grunebaum ] only one Islam that ...
Page 305
... Islam are to be discussed ; does this mean that religion and culture in " modern times " cannot be " synthesized , " or does it mean that Islam achieved its final form in the twelfth century ? Is there really such a thing as " Islamic ...
... Islam are to be discussed ; does this mean that religion and culture in " modern times " cannot be " synthesized , " or does it mean that Islam achieved its final form in the twelfth century ? Is there really such a thing as " Islamic ...
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