Ottoman Perception of Greek History

Mahmut Efendi’s History of Athens

AvThomas Sinclair,Gülçin Tunalı

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt - Studies on Ottoman Sources

1 226 kr

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Beskrivning

This edition comprises a transliteration, translation and commentary of a history of Athens written from the 1710s to the 1740s by Mahmut Efendi, a locally born Ottoman court official. The text describes the city’s early history, the reforms of Solon, the battles of Marathon and Salamis, Socrates’ teaching, Alexander the Great’s involvement with the city and exploits in Asia, and the city’s conversion to Christianity. It also outlines the involvement of Venice in the city’s fortunes starting in the 13th century and complains of the second Venetian occupation (1686–87) of the Peloponnese and Athens. Shining a light on the historical consciousness and geographical awareness of an Ottoman official in a provincial court, the text is a valuable source for a range of fields. The volume opens with an introduction, which considers Mahmut Efendi’s motives in writing the text, his selections from and distortions of episodes in Athenian history, his take on Athenian mythology, and his language and the issues arising in the translation of his text. The volume also offers a detailed commentary, a directory of geographical terms and a dictionary of personal names.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-31
Mått:170 x 244 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt - Studies on Ottoman Sources
Antal sidor:584
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399553179
Översättare:Thomas Sinclair

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Mellanösterns historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Thomas Sinclair is Associate Professor in Turkish History at the University of Cyprus. He is the author of the 4-volume Eastern Turkey: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey (1987-90) and Eastern Trade and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages: Pegolotti’s Ayas-Tabriz Itinerary and its Commercial Context (2020). Dr Gülçin Tunalı is Research Assistant for the GHOST Project (Geographies and Histories of the Ottoman Supernatural Tradition) at the Institute for Mediterranean Studies-Foundation for Research & Technology Hellas (IMS-FORTH). Thomas Sinclair is Associate Professor in Turkish History at the University of Cyprus. He is the author of the 4-volume Eastern Turkey: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey (1987-90) and Eastern Trade and the Mediterranean in the Middle Ages: Pegolotti’s Ayas-Tabriz Itinerary and its Commercial Context (2020).

Recensioner i media

This unique history of Athens, composed by a local mufti in the early eighteenth century, reveals a learned Ottoman engagement with the Greek past, reframed to speak to a Muslim audience. Ottomanists, Hellenists and the general reader alike are treated to a rare view of Athens in which myth, legend, history and lived experience are intricately, and often surprisingly, intertwined.

Innehållsförteckning

Authors’ PrefaceNotes on Manuscript, Transliteration Systems and ReferencingIntroductionTextTranslationCommentaryDirectory of Geographical TermsDirectory of Personal NamesGlossaryBibliography