Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. Masquerade, Engagement, and Skepticism: Richard Burton 13
5. Chapter 2. Commitment and Loss: T. E. Lawrence 65
6. Chapter 3. The Islamic Catholicism of Louis Massignon 115
7. Chapter 4. Independence and Ambivalence: Chinua Achebe and Two African Contemporaries 152
8. Chapter 5. Reflection, Mystery, and Violence: Orhan Pamuk 196
9. Conclusion. Distance and Belonging 238
10. Notes 247
11. Index 265
12. Acknowledgments 277