An Imam in Paris An Imam in Paris
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An Imam in Paris

Account of a Stay in France by an Egyptian Cleric (1826-1831)

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Publisher Description

In the 1820s, Rifa`a Rafi` al-Tahtawi, a young Muslim cleric, was a leading member of the first Egyptian educational mission to Paris, where he remained for five years, documenting his observations of European culture. His account, Takhlis al-Ibriz fi Talkhis Bariz, is one of the earliest and most influential records of the Muslim encounter with Enlightenment-era European thought, introducing 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 humorous effect. An irrefutable classic, this new edition of the first English translation is of seminal value. It is introduced and carefully annotated by a scholar fluent in the life, times and milieu of its narrator.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2011
December 5
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
414
Pages
PUBLISHER
Saqi Books
SELLER
Faber and Faber
SIZE
3
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