Distant Lands and Diverse Cultures: The French Experience in Asia, 1600-1700

Acknowledgments......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
1. Thévenot the Tourist: A Frenchman Abroad in the Ottoman Empire Glenn Sundeen......Page 20
2. A Veritable Bedouin: The Chevalier d’Arvieux in the Camp of the Emir Turabey Deirdre Pettet......Page 40
3. Secrets of the Seraglio: Harem Politics and the Rhetoric of Imperialism in the Travels of Sir Jean Chardin S. Amanda Eurich......Page 66
4. Charles Poncet’s Travels to Ethiopia, 1698 to 1703 Theodore Natsoulas......Page 90
5. The Travails of Madagascar: Rennefort’s Relation du premier voyage de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales Carl H. Sobocinski......Page 116
6. Wonders of Nature, Diversity of Events: The Voyage de François Pyrard de Laval Diane C. Margolf......Page 130
7. Travels in India: Jean-Baptiste Tavernier Anne York......Page 154
8. Mughal India during the Age of the Scientific Revolution: François Bernier’s Travels and Lessons for Absolutist Europe Glenn J. Ames......Page 166
9. The Perils of Seeking a Multi-Cultural View of the East Indies: Charles Dellon, His Travels and the Goa Inquisition Glenn J. Ames......Page 182
10. Simon de La Loubère: French Views of Siam in the 1680s Ronald S. Love......Page 200
11. In Search of a Passage to China: Philippe Avril’s Quest for Grand Tartary, 1685 to 1690 Ronald S. Love......Page 220
12. The Search for Souls in China: Le Comte’s Nouveaux Memoires Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey......Page 250
Bibliography......Page 268
Index......Page 281
About the Editors and Contributors......Page 286