A Vision Of The Orient
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A Vision Of The Orient
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Author : J. L. Wisenthal
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2006-01-01
A Vision Of The Orient written by J. L. Wisenthal and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Music categories.
Best known as the story from the 1904 Puccini opera, the compelling modern myth of Madame Butterfly has been read, watched, and re-interpreted for many years. This volume examines the Madame Butterfly narrative in a variety of cultural contexts - literary, musical, theatrical, cinematic, historical, and political.
A Vision Of The Orient
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Author : Robert Boyd Ito
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
A Vision Of The Orient written by Robert Boyd Ito and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with categories.
Under The Flag Of The Orient
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
Under The Flag Of The Orient written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with categories.
Orientalism
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Author : Edward W. Said
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2014-10-01
Orientalism written by Edward W. Said and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-01 with Social Science categories.
More than three decades after its first publication, Edward Said's groundbreaking critique of the West's historical, cultural, and political perceptions of the East has become a modern classic. In this wide-ranging, intellectually vigorous study, Said traces the origins of "orientalism" to the centuries-long period during which Europe dominated the Middle and Near East and, from its position of power, defined "the orient" simply as "other than" the occident. This entrenched view continues to dominate western ideas and, because it does not allow the East to represent itself, prevents true understanding. Essential, and still eye-opening, Orientalism remains one of the most important books written about our divided world.
Visions Of The Orient
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Author : Spink & Son
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Visions Of The Orient written by Spink & Son and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Art objects categories.
The Representation Of The Ottoman Orient In Eighteenth Century English Literature
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Author : Hasan Baktir
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-01
The Representation Of The Ottoman Orient In Eighteenth Century English Literature written by Hasan Baktir and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Inspired by the growing interest in oriental countries and cultures, Hasan Baktir examines the representation of the "Ottoman Orient" in 18th century English literature, taking a new perspective to achieve a comprehensive understanding and investigating different aspects of the interaction between the Ottoman Orient and 18th century Europe.A number of questions continue to arise in the wake of Said's 1978 landmark study, "Orientalism". How monodirectional was the flow of power in such representations? To what extent did the travelling observer also participate and become influenced by the phenomena he tried to depict without attachment? What variety of motivations lay behind the desire to know and represent the Oriental other -- was it simply a question of political control? Or were there deeper, more enigmatic factors at play -- sexuality, existential affirmation, even utter idiosyncrasy? How various and diverse was the Western response to the East -- can we discern degrees of sympathy, knowledge, and difference in the various Orients offered to us by the canonical and non-canonical figures of 18th century English letters? Baktir's study provides answers to many aspects of these questions, through a detailed examination of very different texts.Baktir does not completely reject Said's argument that European writers created a separate discourse to represent the Orient; rather, he shows us that there was also a dialogic and negotiating tendency which did not make a radical distinction between the East and the West. Relying his argument on 18th century pseudo-oriental letters, oriental tales, and oriental travelogues, Baktir demonstrates that the representation of the Ottoman Orient in 18th century English literature differs essentially from earlier centuries because a developing critical and liberal spirit established a negotiation between the two worlds. In this book, he indicates how the critical and inquisitive spirit of the age of Enlightenment interanimated Oriental and European cultures.
The Hebrew Orient
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Author : Jessica L. Carr
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2020-12-01
The Hebrew Orient written by Jessica L. Carr and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-01 with Religion categories.
In the decades before the establishment of the State of Israel, striking images of Palestine circulated widely among Jewish Americans. These images visualized "the Orient" for American viewers, creating the possibility for Jewish Americans to understand themselves through imagining "Oriental" counterparts. In The Hebrew Orient, Jessica L. Carr shows how images of the Holy Land made Jewish Americans feel at home in the United States by imagining "the Orient" as heritage. Carr's analyses of periodicals from Hadassah and the Zionist Organization of America, art calendars from the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, the Jewish Encyclopedia, and the Jewish exhibit at the 1933 World's Fair are richly illustrated. What emerges is a new understanding of the place of Orientalism in American Zionism. Creating a narrative about their origins, Jewish Americans looked east to understand themselves as Westerners.
The Temples Of The Orient And Their Message In The Light Of Holy Scripture Dante S Vision And Bunyan S Allegory
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Author : Elizabeth Anna Gordon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-07-01
The Temples Of The Orient And Their Message In The Light Of Holy Scripture Dante S Vision And Bunyan S Allegory written by Elizabeth Anna Gordon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with Religion categories.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Viewing The Islamic Orient
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Author : Pallavi Pandit Laisram
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-07-11
Viewing The Islamic Orient written by Pallavi Pandit Laisram and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-11 with History categories.
The Islamic Orient studies the travel accounts of four British travelers during the nineteenth century. Through a critical analysis of these works, the author examines and questions Edward Said’s concept of "Orientalism" and "Orientalist" discourse: his argument that the orientalist view had such a strong influence on westerners that they invariably perceived the orient through the lens of orientalism. On the contrary, the author argues, no single factor had an overwhelming influence on them. She shows that westerners often struggled with their own conceptions of the orient, and being away for long periods from their homelands, were in fact able to stand between cultures and view them both as insiders and outsiders. The literary devices used to examine these writings are structure, characterization, satire, landscape description, and word choice, as also the social and political milieu of the writers. The major influences in the author’s analysis are Said, Foucault, Abdel-Malek and Marie Louise Pratt.
Contemporary Sufism
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Author : Meena Sharify-Funk
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-12-22
Contemporary Sufism written by Meena Sharify-Funk and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-22 with Religion categories.
What is Sufism? Contemporary views vary tremendously, even among Sufis themselves. Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture brings to light the religious frameworks that shape the views of Sufism’s friends, adversaries, admirers, and detractors and, in the process, helps readers better understand the diversity of contemporary Sufism, the pressures and cultural openings to which it responds, and the many divergent opinions about contemporary Sufism’s relationship to Islam. The three main themes: piety, politics, and popular culture are explored in relation to the Islamic and Western contexts that shape them, as well as to the historical conditions that frame contemporary debates. This book is split into three parts: • Sufism and anti-Sufism in contemporary contexts; • Contemporary Sufism in the West: Poetic influences and popular manifestations; • Gendering Sufism: Tradition and transformation. This book will fascinate anyone interested in the challenges of contemporary Sufism as well as its relationship to Islam, gender, and the West. It offers an ideal starting point from which undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and lecturers can explore Sufism today.