Carlo Ginzburg: Looking at Europe from the Orient

CEU Department of History presents “Looking at Europe from the Orient (1704-1706): An Exercise in Slow Reading“ a public lecture by Carlo Ginzburg, University of California, Los Angeles The lecture focus on an early document of a comparative approach to religions as an example of the Enlightenment ambivalence towards European civilization. What is the relationship between wide-ranging historical statements and a punctual demonstration? Which are the implications of a negative case study? A ten