Indian Muslim Perceptions of the West During the Eighteenth Century
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
0195777719
Length
xxii+407p., Notes; Bibliography; Abbreviations; Index.
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The present study attempts to establish the degree of awareness that Muslim intellectuals in the second half of the eighteenth century had of Europe. This awareness is traced back to a number of contemporary works by Indian Muslims who attempted to explain the rise of Europe in relation to their world. These works constitute as yet unexplored source-material: Persian manuscripts lodged in the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the British Library, and the India Office ...
