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 236
... religious dress ( Islam can thus be characterized as totalitarian ) , then to say in the second that religion is only a cover used by Mus- lims ( in other words , all Muslims are hypocrites essentially ) . In the third sentence , the ...
... religious dress ( Islam can thus be characterized as totalitarian ) , then to say in the second that religion is only a cover used by Mus- lims ( in other words , all Muslims are hypocrites essentially ) . In the third sentence , the ...
Page 279
... religious literature , had no festivals and no communal life except in connection with religion , saw little or nothing of the outside world except through religious glasses . To him , in conse- quence , religion meant everything . Now ...
... religious literature , had no festivals and no communal life except in connection with religion , saw little or nothing of the outside world except through religious glasses . To him , in conse- quence , religion meant everything . Now ...
Page 305
... Religion and Culture , " we are told summarily that only the first five centuries of Islam are to be discussed ; does this mean that religion and culture in " modern times " cannot be " synthesized , " or does it mean that Islam ...
... Religion and Culture , " we are told summarily that only the first five centuries of Islam are to be discussed ; does this mean that religion and culture in " modern times " cannot be " synthesized , " or does it mean that Islam ...
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