A Year amongst the Persians
Impressions as to the Life, Character, and Thought of the People of Persia Received during Twelve Months' Residence in that Country in the Years 1887–1888

In this volume British orientalist Edward Granville Browne (1862–1926) recounts his impressions of Persian culture.

Edward Granville Browne (Author)

9781107600591, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 March 2012

680 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 3.5 cm, 0.94 kg

Edward Granville Browne (1862–1926) was a British orientalist renowned for his work on Persia. In this volume, published by Cambridge in 1926 as a new edition of the 1893 original, he recounts his impressions of Persian culture following a twelve-month stay in the area during the years 1887–8. The new edition contains an introductory memoir written by Edward Denison Ross, another orientalist and a close friend of the author for more than forty years. Transcending the colonialist ideals of the time in which it was written, the text provides a lively and thought-provoking narrative that is based upon a genuine fascination with Persia and its people. This is an important book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in orientalism, travel writing, and Persian culture.

Frontispiece: Edward G. Browne (in Persian dress)
A memoir E. Denison Ross
1. Introductory
2. From England to the Persian frontier
3. From the Persian frontier to Tabriz
4. From Tabris to Teherán
5. Teherán
6. Mysticism, metaphysic, and magic
7. From Teherán to Isfahfán
8. Isfahfán
9. From Isfahaá fro Shíraz
10. Shíraz
11. Shíraz (continued)
12. From Shíraz to Yezd
13. Yezd
14. Yezd (continued)
15. From Yezd to Kirmán
16. Kirmán society
17. Amongst the Kalandars
18. From Kirmán to England
Index
Map of Persia.

Subject Areas: Anthropology [JHM]