Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) : The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist /

Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) : The Life and Work of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist /

In this biography of Johann Ernst Gerhard (1621-1668) Asaph Ben-Tov offers a study of a now forgotten yet unusually well documented seventeenth-century orientalist. Gerhard, the son of the famous Lutheran theologian Johann Gerhard, is not a towering figure but rather a fascinating representative of...

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Main Author: Ben-Tov, Asaph (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.

Series: The History of Oriental Studies ; 11.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441286.

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Gerhard, Johann Ernst, > 1621-1668.
Asianists > Germany > Biography.
Middle Eastern philology > Study and teaching > Germany > History > 17th century.
Oriental philology > Study and teaching > Germany > History > 17th century.
Orientalism > Germany > History > 17th century.
Asia > Study and teaching > Germany > History > 17th century.
Middle East > Study and teaching > Germany > History > 17th century.

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Call Number: DS61.9.G3 DS61.9.G3 B46 2021

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Asaph Ben-Tov
  • Copyright page /
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  • Dedication /
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  • Acknowledgements /
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  • Figures /
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  • Introduction A Biography of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist: Its Sources and Significance for Understanding Oriental Studies in Early Modern Germany /
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  • Chapter 1 The Making of a Seventeenth-Century Orientalist /
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  • Chapter 2 Early Endeavours /
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  • Chapter 3 Harmonia Linguarum Orientalium /
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  • Chapter 4 Travels in the Republic of Letters /
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  • Chapter 5 Professor of History (1652-1655) /
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  • Chapter 6 Umbra in luce : A Fragmented World History of Religion /
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  • A Hieroglyphic Farewell /
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  • A Selection of Letters to Gerhard from Hiob Ludolf and Johann Zechendorff in the Gerhardina Collection /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Index /
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