S. Amanda Eurich. « Secrets of the Seraglio: Harem Politics and the Rhetoric of Imperialism in the Travels of Sir Jean Chardin », in : Glenn J. Ames and Ronald S. Love, eds., Distant Lands and Diverse Cultures: The French Experience in Asia, 1600-1700. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2003, pp. 47-70.
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This excellent, well-written article argues that, for all his admiration for the lands of the East, and especially Iran, Jean Chardin saw eastern societies as corrupt and craven, debilitated by luxury and sensuality. Focusing on Chardin’s depiction of the Safavid harem as the center of languid lassitude, the author describes how the French Huguenot portrayed a hothouse of intrigue and cruelty, where growth through fertility was curbed through forced abortions and infanticide, thus providing a metaphor...
