Comte de Gobineau and orientalism
Subtitle: selected eastern writings
By: translated by Daniel O'Donoghue ; edited by Geoffrey Nash.
Contributors: O'Donoghue, Daniel, 1953-; Nash, Geoffrey.; Gobineau, Arthur, comte de, 1816-1882.
Series: Culture and civilization in the Middle East
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415440196; 9780203892091
Subjects: Babism -- History.; Iran -- Description and travel.; Iran -- Religion.
Work titles: Trois ans en Asie (de 1855 à 1858).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Note on text and transliteration; title: Introductory essay; title: Three years in Asia: The nation; title: 2. Religion; title: 3. The Sufis; title: 4. The condition of individuals; title: 5. Characters, social relations; title: 6. Probable results of relations between Europe and Asia; title: Religions and philosophies of Central Asia: 1. Religious and moral character of Asiatics; title: 2. Faith of the Arabs, origin and development of Shi'ism; title: 3. Beginnings of Babism; title: 4. Development of Babism; title: 5. Battles and successes of the Babis in Mazandaran; title: 6. Fall of the castle of Shaykh Tabarsi, trouble in Zanjan; title: 7. Insurrection in Zanjan, captivity and death of the Bab; title: 8. Attempt on the king's life; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.