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Orientalism and Franz Cumont (1868-1947): his views on U+201CEastU+201D and U+201CWestU+201D in the context of classical studies in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century
Cumont offers a unique scientific dossier: he published ca. 800 titles on the religious and cultural interaction between Near-East and West in Antiquity, corresponded with leading scientists, and wrote travel-accounts of the Middle East when it came under colonial European control. These different communicative contexts offer unique opportunities for a nuanced reflection on orientalism and postcolonialism.
Date:1 Jan 2009 → 31 Dec 2014
Keywords:history of religions, orientalism, Franz Cumont
Disciplines:Historical theory and methodology, Theology and religious studies