History of Islam in German Thought: From Leibniz to Nietzsche
Author:   Ian Almond (Georgia State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Pages:   216
Publication Date:   11 October 2011
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History of Islam in German Thought: From Leibniz to Nietzsche


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Author:   Ian Almond (Georgia State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9780415897792


ISBN 10:   0415897793
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   11 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Leibniz, Historicism and the Plague of Islam. 2. Kant, Islam and the Preservation of Boundaries. 3. Herder's Arab Fantasies. 4. Keeping the Turks out of Islam: Goethe's Ottoman Plan. 5. Friedrich Schlegel and the Emptying of Islam. 6. Hegel and the Disappearance of Islam. 7. Marx the Moor. 8. Nietzsche’s Peace with Islam. Conclusion. References. Index.

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'This is the book about German Orientalism I felt I could not and did not want to write, and I am very grateful to Ian Almond for having produced it.' -- Suzanne Marchand, Louisiana State University, USA


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Ian Almond is Assistant Professor of English Literature at Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey, and has taught courses on the representation of Islam in the Western tradition at a number of universities including the University of Edinburgh, the Freie Universitat (Berlin), and the Universita di Bari (Italy).  He is author of three books -- Sufism and Deconstruction (Routledge, 2004), The New Orientalists (2007), and a military history of Muslim-Christian alliances, Two Faiths, One Banner (2008). 

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