The World of Persian Literary Humanism
| Author | : Hamid Dabashi |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 385 |
| Release | : 2012-11-20 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674067592 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674067592 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (592 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The World of Persian Literary Humanism by : Hamid Dabashi
Download or read book The World of Persian Literary Humanism written by Hamid Dabashi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanism has mostly considered the question “What does it mean to be human?” from a Western perspective. Dabashi asks it anew from a non-European perspective, in a groundbreaking study of 1,400 years of Persian literary humanism. He presents the unfolding of this vast tradition as the creative and subversive subconscious of Islamic civilization.