Politics, Religion, and Love: How Leo Strauss Read the Arabian Nights

The article offers information on politics, religion, and love of non-Western work of literature that has more lasting effect on Western thought than the Arabians. Topics include examines that work of François Galland in 1704 has not only played a key role in shaping the Western image of the East bu...

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Published in:The journal of religion
Main Author: Namazi, Rasoul 1972- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press [2020]
In: The journal of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Strauss, Leo 1899-1973 / 'Alf layla wa layla
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AX Inter-religious relations
Further subjects:B ASIAN civilization
B PRACTICAL politics
B Religion
B Scholars
B LITERARY adaptations
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Summary:The article offers information on politics, religion, and love of non-Western work of literature that has more lasting effect on Western thought than the Arabians. Topics include examines that work of François Galland in 1704 has not only played a key role in shaping the Western image of the East but has also contributed to the West's self-understanding; and reports that attention of scholars has been mainly directed toward questions regarding sources and origins of the stories.
ISSN:1549-6538
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/707526