パリのイスラーム聖職者 １８２６－３１年 An Imam in Paris : Account of a Stay in France by and Egyptian Cleric 1826-1831

Al-Tahtawi, Rifa a Rafi/ Newman, Daniel L./ Tahtawi, Rifaah Rafi

Al Saqi（2004/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780863563461
• DDC分類 914.43610462

基本説明

Translated and introduced by Daniel L. Newman. This is an annotated translation of al-Tahtawi's classic work, the first in-depth account of a visit to Western Europe by a Muslim cleric.

Full Description

In the 1820s, Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, a young Muslim cleric, was a leading member of the first Egyptian educational mission to Paris, where he remained for five years, compiling his observations of European culture for the benefit of his countrymen. His account, "Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz", is one of the earliest records of the Muslim encounter with Enlightenment-era European ideas. Al-Tahtawi's book helped introduce 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. This annotated translation is the first in English of this classic book. It is introduced and carefully annotated by a scholar fluent in the life, times and milieu of its narrator.