Enlightening Europe on Islam and the Ottomans
Subtitle: Mouradgea d'Ohsson and his masterpiece
By: by Carter Vaughn Findley
Series: The history of Oriental studies -- volume 5; History of Oriental studies -- v. 5.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9789004363120; 9789004377257
Subjects: Islam; Historiography; Islamic law; History; Politics and government; Religion; Scholars; Biography; Diplomats; Enlightenment
Description: "Mouradgea d'Ohsson's Tableau général de l'Empire othoman offered the Enlightenment Republic of Letters its most authoritative work on Islam and the Ottomans, also a practical reference work for kings and statesmen. Profusely illustrated and opening deep insights into illustrated book production in this period, this is also the century's richest collection of visual documentation on the Ottomans. Shaped by the author's personal struggles, the work yet commands recognition in its own totality as a monument to intercultural understanding. In form one of the great taxonomic works of Enlightenment thought, this is a work of advocacy in the cause of reform and amity among France, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: D'Ohsson's Ottoman-French-Swedish triangle; title: Mouradgea d'Ohsson's life and world, through the Paris years; title: Mouradgea d'Ohsson's life and world, the later years; title: Illustrating and publishing : process and politics; title: D'Ohsson's Tableau in totality; title: Explaining Islam : beliefs, rituals, ethics; title: Illustrating Islam : beliefs, rituals, ethics; title: Explaining Islam : elites, movements, applications; title: Illustrating Islam : elites, movements, applications; title: Explaining the state : structure and function; title: Illustrating the state : structure and function; title: Arguments, audiences, receptions.