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Persia and the Enlightenment (Paperback): Cyrus Masroori, Whitney Mannies, John Christian Laursen Persia and the Enlightenment (Paperback)
Cyrus Masroori, Whitney Mannies, John Christian Laursen
R2,623 Discovery Miles 26 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since the 5th century BCE Persia has played a significant part in representing the "Other" against which European identity has been constructed. What makes the case of Persia unique in this process of identity formation is the ambivalent attitude that Europe has shown in its imaginary about Persia. Persia is arguably the nation of "the Orient" most referred to in Early Modern European writings, frequently mentioned in various discourses of the Enlightenment including theology, literature, and political theory. What was the appeal of Persia to such a diverse intellectual population in Enlightenment Europe? How did intellectuals engage with the 'facts' about Persia? In what ways did utilizing Persia contribute to the development of modern European identities? In this volume, an international group of scholars with diverse academic backgrounds has tackled these and other questions related to the Enlightenment's engagement with Persia. In doing so, Persia and the Enlightenment questions reductionist assessments of Modern Europe's encounter with the Middle East, where a complex engagement is simplified to a confrontation between liberalism and Islam, or an exaggerated Orientalism. By carefully studying Persia in the Enlightenment narratives, this volume throws new light on the complexity of intercultural encounters and their impact on the shaping of collective identities.

Paradoxes of Religious Toleration in Early Modern Political Thought (Hardcover, New): John Christian Laursen, Maria Jose... Paradoxes of Religious Toleration in Early Modern Political Thought (Hardcover, New)
John Christian Laursen, Maria Jose Villaverde; Contributions by Joaquin Abellan, Jonathan Israel, Henri Krop, …
R3,903 R2,747 Discovery Miles 27 470 Save R1,156 (30%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In today's developed world, much of what people believe about religious toleration has evolved from crucial innovations in toleration theory developed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Thinkers from that period have been rightly celebrated for creating influential, liberating concepts and ideas that have enabled many of us to live in peace. However, their work was certainly not perfect. In this enlightening volume, John Christian Laursen and Maria Jose Villaverde have gathered contributors to focus on the paradoxes, blindspots, unexpected flaws, or ambiguities in early modern toleration theories and practices. Each chapter explores the complexities, complications, and inconsistencies that came up in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as people grappled with the idea of toleration. In understanding the weaknesses, contradictions, and ambivalences in other theories, they hope to provoke thought about the defects in ways of thinking about toleration in order to help in overcoming similar problems in contemporary toleration theories.

Paradoxes of Religious Toleration in Early Modern Political Thought (Paperback): John Christian Laursen, Maria Jose Villaverde Paradoxes of Religious Toleration in Early Modern Political Thought (Paperback)
John Christian Laursen, Maria Jose Villaverde; Contributions by Joaquin Abellan, Jonathan Israel, Henri Krop, …
R1,315 Discovery Miles 13 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In today's developed world, much of what people believe about religious toleration has evolved from crucial innovations in toleration theory developed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Thinkers from that period have been rightly celebrated for creating influential, liberating concepts and ideas that have enabled many of us to live in peace. However, their work was certainly not perfect. In this enlightening volume, John Christian Laursen and Maria Jose Villaverde have gathered contributors to focus on the paradoxes, blindspots, unexpected flaws, or ambiguities in early modern toleration theories and practices. Each chapter explores the complexities, complications, and inconsistencies that came up in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as people grappled with the idea of toleration. In understanding the weaknesses, contradictions, and ambivalences in other theories, they hope to provoke thought about the defects in ways of thinking about toleration in order to help in overcoming similar problems in contemporary toleration theories.

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