Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance: South India Through European Eyes, 1250–1625 (past and Present Publications), by Joan Pau Rubiés First Edition
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"Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance: South India Through European Eyes, 1250–1625" by Joan Pau Rubiés offers a thorough scholarly analysis of European travelers' perspectives on South India during the Renaissance. The book delves into European accounts from the 13th to the 17th centuries, examining themes such as the Vijayanagara Empire, Marco Polo's observations, and the contributions of merchants and humanists to lay science. Rubiés critiques the ethnographic methods utilized by these travelers, highlighting their influence on European orientalism and narratives about Indian customs and castes. By contextualizing these accounts within the political and religious dynamics of the time, the author reveals how perceptions were shaped."
First edition / printing. Jacket present with very minimal shelfwear.
Cambridge University Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 0521770556
First Edition
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"Travel and Ethnology in the Renaissance: South India Through European Eyes, 1250–1625" by Joan Pau Rubiés offers a thorough scholarly analysis of European travelers' perspectives on South India during the Renaissance. The book delves into European accounts from the 13th to the 17th centuries, examining themes such as the Vijayanagara Empire, Marco Polo's observations, and the contributions of merchants and humanists to lay science. Rubiés critiques the ethnographic methods utilized by these travelers, highlighting their influence on European orientalism and narratives about Indian customs and castes. By contextualizing these accounts within the political and religious dynamics of the time, the author reveals how perceptions were shaped."
First edition / printing. Jacket present with very minimal shelfwear.
Cambridge University Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 0521770556
First Edition
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