Though known to specialists, Comte de Gobineau's vital if
idiosyncratic contribution to Orientalism has only been accessible
to the English reader through secondary sources. Especially
important for its portrayal of an esoteric Sufi sect like the Ahl-i
Haqq, and its vivid narrative of the Babi episode in Persia,
Gobineau's work impacted significantly on European intelligentsia,
including Ernest Renan, Matthew Arnold, Lord Curzon, and the
Orientalist Edward Granville Browne.
Daniel O'Donoghue's brilliant translation now makes available
sizeable extracts from Gobineau's two most important writings on
the East: Three Years in Asia and Religions and Philosophies of
Central Asia. Geoffrey Nash's comprehensive introduction and notes
contextualise Gobineau's work in the light of contemporary
scholarship, as well as assessing its impact on nineteenth century
Orientalists and modern Iranians, and its relevance to debates
around Islam and modernity that are still alive today.
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