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صداقة الرجال والأخوّة في الثقافتين العربية والصينية / Male Friendship and Brotherhood in Arabic and Chinese Cultures (2015)
Journal Article
Ouyang, W.-C. (2015). صداقة الرجال والأخوّة في الثقافتين العربية والصينية / Male Friendship and Brotherhood in Arabic and Chinese Cultures. Alif: maǧallaẗ al-balāġaẗ al-muqāranaẗ, 36, 145-172

This article explores the relationship between friendship and brotherhood and unpacks their twining in the literary imaginary in a comparative study of Arabic and Chinese writings. The purpose is to consider the efficacy of East-East comparative stud... Read More about صداقة الرجال والأخوّة في الثقافتين العربية والصينية / Male Friendship and Brotherhood in Arabic and Chinese Cultures.

Return or Departure? Homecoming in al-Tahtawi's Travelogue (2015)
Book Chapter
Ouyang, W.-C. (2015). Return or Departure? Homecoming in al-Tahtawi's Travelogue. In F. Bauden (Ed.), Tropics of Travel 4: Homes. Proceedings of the International Conference Organized at the Université de Liège (13-15 January 2011) (89-108). Peeters

An entire chapter on homecoming distinguishes Rifa‘a Rafi‘ al-Tahtawi’s (1801-1873) famous travelogue written in Paris, Takhlis al-ibriz fi talkhis baris, from a majority of Arabic travel writing, which is always seemingly more preoccupied with reco... Read More about Return or Departure? Homecoming in al-Tahtawi's Travelogue.