{"product_id":"george-strachan-of-the-mearns-tom-mcinally-9781474466226","title":"George Strachan of the Mearns: Seventeenth-Century Orientalist","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the life of George Strachan (1572 - 1635), early 17th century Scottish Humanist scholar, Orientalist and traveller. The book draws on a wealth of newly discovered archival material to offer new insights into Strachan's life and work, as well as utilising recent scholarship on the relationship between the cultures and religions of East and West. \u003cbr\u003eThe book explains the voyages that the Catholic exile took to many of the Catholic courts of Europe as a scholar and spy before turning eastwards to embark upon a 22 year journey around the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires. By becoming fully literate in Arabic and Farsi he was able to gain a unique knowledge of Eastern societies. Strachan's collection of Arabic and Farsi texts on Islam, philosophy and humanities, which he translated and sent to Europe for the advancement of European knowledge of Islam and Islamic societies, became Strachan's real intellectual legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom McInally\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474466222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474466226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Tom McInally","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088353734911,"sku":"9781474466226","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5962740-daa4-40d6-9a5c-68517c48964b.jpg?v=1769104368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-strachan-of-the-mearns-tom-mcinally-9781474466226","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}