George Strachan of the Mearns
Seventeenth-century Orientalist
Seiten
2022
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474466233 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474466233 (ISBN)
Provides an up-to-date study of the life of George Strachan (1572 – 1635), early 17th century Scottish Humanist scholar, Orientalist and traveller.
This book examines the life of George Strachan (1572 – 1635), early 17th century Scottish Humanist scholar, Orientalist and traveller. The book draws on a wealth of newly discovered archival material to offer new insights into Strachan’s life and work, as well as utilising recent scholarship on the relationship between the cultures and religions of East and West.
The book explains the voyages that the Catholic exile took to many of the Catholic courts of Europe as a scholar and spy before turning eastwards to embark upon a 22 year journey around the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires. By becoming fully literate in Arabic and Farsi he was able to gain a unique knowledge of Eastern societies. Strachan’s collection of Arabic and Farsi texts on Islam, philosophy and humanities, which he translated and sent to Europe for the advancement of European knowledge of Islam and Islamic societies, became Strachan’s real intellectual legacy.
This book examines the life of George Strachan (1572 – 1635), early 17th century Scottish Humanist scholar, Orientalist and traveller. The book draws on a wealth of newly discovered archival material to offer new insights into Strachan’s life and work, as well as utilising recent scholarship on the relationship between the cultures and religions of East and West.
The book explains the voyages that the Catholic exile took to many of the Catholic courts of Europe as a scholar and spy before turning eastwards to embark upon a 22 year journey around the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires. By becoming fully literate in Arabic and Farsi he was able to gain a unique knowledge of Eastern societies. Strachan’s collection of Arabic and Farsi texts on Islam, philosophy and humanities, which he translated and sent to Europe for the advancement of European knowledge of Islam and Islamic societies, became Strachan’s real intellectual legacy.
Tom McInally, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen
Introduction1. Heritage2. Exile3. The Humanist Scholar4. To Constantinople5. Aleppo6. Mohammed Ҫelebi7. The Ḥusaynābādī Scholiasts8. Strachan’s Library9. The English East India Company10. ‘Stracan our Infernall Phesition’11. Among Friends12. The Mission at SrinagarAppendix; Archives; Bibliography; Acknowledgements
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.06.2022 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Scottish Religious Cultures: Historical Perspectives |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781474466233 / 9781474466233 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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