Europe and the eastern other: comparative perspectives on politics, religion and culture before the enlightenment
Auteur :
Bashir, Hassan
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN :
9780739197332
Date de publication :
29 mai 2014
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,4 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
231 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Analyzing encounters between Europeans and their eastern others before the European Enlightenment, this book illustrates that adopting an intercultural perspective in western political theory is necessary because the West’s cultural others have played a foundational role in developing a distinct western cultural self-understanding.