{"title":"Diamond in the Rough and the Oriental Myth: Shaping Arab Cultural Identity in Early Translations of Alf Laylah wa Laylah","authors":"Nageh Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Taha","doi":"10.53796/hnsj67/23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53796/hnsj67/23","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the shaping of Arab cultural identity through early translations of Alf Laylah wa Laylah, with a focus on how the work has been received and interpreted in Western and Chinese contexts. It examines how Antoine Galland’s French translation introduced the text to a global audience while simultaneously framing Arabo-Islamic culture as a cultural “Other” through an Orientalist lens. The paper contrasts this with the reception in China, where the work, despite translation inaccuracies and cultural misinterpretations, was celebrated for its literary artistry and imagination. Drawing on translation theory and historical-cultural analysis, the study identifies four main factors influencing these divergent receptions: Orientalism, the sociopolitical context of novel translation in China, the integration of Islam and Confucianism, and shared anti-colonial sympathies. Ultimately, the research calls for a critical reassessment of the global translation and circulation of Arabic literature, advocating for a reassertion of authentic cultural identity within the framework of world literature and alternative modernities.","PeriodicalId":503994,"journal":{"name":"Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal","volume":"6 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.hnjournal.net/volume6/issue7/6-7-23.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147916116","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"البنية المشهدية في شعر أحمد مطر","authors":"","doi":"10.53796/hnsj56/22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53796/hnsj56/22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503994,"journal":{"name":"Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal","volume":"47 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141409036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"دور التعلم التعاوني في تعزيز التفكير الإبداعي لدى التلاميذ","authors":"","doi":"10.53796/hnsj56/1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53796/hnsj56/1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503994,"journal":{"name":"Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal","volume":"4 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141279846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"بنية الخطاب العنصري في الأعمال الروائية: قراءة في ضوء النظرية العرقية النقدية","authors":"","doi":"10.53796/hnsj56/3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53796/hnsj56/3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503994,"journal":{"name":"Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal","volume":"6 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141274629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"تحرير مفهوم البغي وبيان ما يتعلق به من احكام فقهية ومسائل سياسية","authors":"","doi":"10.53796/hnsj56/18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53796/hnsj56/18","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503994,"journal":{"name":"Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal","volume":"53 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141277056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An engineering of professionalization of the teaching profession through experiential learning and reflexivity: Towards an evaluative approach of new teaching practices","authors":"","doi":"10.53796/hnsj56/20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53796/hnsj56/20","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503994,"journal":{"name":"Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal","volume":"135 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141281732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"القرار التحكيمي ورقابة القضاء عليه دراسة مقارنة (العراق– لبنان)","authors":"","doi":"10.53796/hnsj56/10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53796/hnsj56/10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503994,"journal":{"name":"Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal","volume":"49 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141275600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"أهمية الدور الثقافي للبلديات في الأردن (بلدية الطفيله نموذجا)","authors":"","doi":"10.53796/hnsj56/24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53796/hnsj56/24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503994,"journal":{"name":"Humanitarian and Natural Sciences Journal","volume":"462 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141401438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}