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The development in the concept of the East in European Thought as Exemplified by European Explorers'Writings | ||
| Journal of Al-qadisiya in arts and educational sciense | ||
| Article 1, Volume 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 35-59 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Over successive historical eras, the East witnessed the influx of great numbers of European travelers who tried their best to unravel its talismans and secrets. The East always represented mystery and magic for the Europeans. Despite the numerous studies that tackles the European travelers, they neglected important and basic sides of these travels, especially the development of the concept of the East in the European thought. In addition, these studies lacked a comprehensive view because of the difficulty to access all the travels and the intermingling of the studies over the successive periods; hence, there arose the importance of the present study. The study, which draws heavily on original sources, falls into an introduction and three sections which deal with these travels respectively. The sections begin tackling the pioneers who started the exploration of the East – the mysterious world – through the interest in the universe and its philosophy. Then, they move to the development of the European thought, viz. the Middle Ages , or the age of faith, during which the East became an enemy and a competitor after the spread of the Arab Islamic civilization; thence, appeared the East/West ideology that is related to the self/other binarism. The third phase dealt with in the sections of the study is that which tackles the East as an arena of the political, economic, and religious competition. European travelers of various backgrounds, nationalities , and objectives started roaming the East; politics intermingled with religion and exploration. Each phase is characterized by specific features represented partially by the travellors. | ||
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