摘要
提普·提卜历来被西方人认为是臭名昭著的奴隶贩子,而对他19世纪下半叶在东非和中非历史和社会变迁中所发挥的作用则语焉不详。实际上,提普·提卜具有多重身份,其从事的长距离贸易的复杂内蕴被大大简化了。欧洲人对以提普·提卜为代表的阿拉伯人从事奴隶贸易的攻讦是出于维护欧洲帝国整体霸权的需要。提普·提卜的历史形象在很大程度上被妖魔化了,并被贴上了单一的身份标签,围绕这一历史人物形象塑造的分析可以窥见背后西方殖民话语、阿拉伯民族主义与非洲本土失语的交织。
Tippu Tip has traditionally been referred to as a notorious slave trader in the West,while seldom has been mentioned about his role in the historical and social transformation of East and Central Africa in the second half of the nineteenth century.In fact,Tippu Tip had multiple identities and the complex intricacies of the long-distance trade in which he engaged are greatly simplified.The European denunciation of the Arabs represented by Tippu Tip as engaged in the slave trade was motivated by the need for the overall hegemony of the European empire.Tippu Tip’s historical figure has largely been demonized and labeled with a single identity,and the analysis surrounding the creation of this historical figure can provide a glimpse into the intertwining of Western colonial discourse,Arab nationalism,and indigenous African dissonance.
出处
《阿拉伯研究论丛》
2021年第1期102-119,共18页
Arab Studies