PS 345 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Sayyid Qutb, Instrumental And Value Rationality, Ali Shariati
13 Nov 2018
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Western perception of the middle east, more specifically in books (as well as paintings) book published in 78. As they travelled through the middle east, all westerners recalled the same certain aspects of life. Paintings featured: many naked women, black men, big sun, open markets(craziness, food thrown at you, passages full of people), etc. They have women available legally for men(prostitution) hence all the naked ladies. Sun modern european cities were cloudy(middle of industrial. West more powerful than the middle east, fundamental asymmetry of power that allows the men to define the. It was not just objective knowledge, it was political knowledge that was necessary for institutions. Created a way of thinking. style of thinking. Elements of 18th century thought which laid the basis for modern orientalism. Western expansion into the middle east, colonialism (competition amongst western powers, need for resources, strong frame of mind to help the poor people in order to civilize)
