Evliyā Çelebī in Medina

The Relevant Sections of the Seyāhatnāme

AvNurettin Gemici

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Evliyā Çelebī, the famous Ottoman traveler of the seventeenth century, visited many countries under the sovereignity of the Ottoman Empire in Europe, Asia and Africa, including the Mecca and Medina. This book offers a critical edition of the section from Evliyā's Travels about Medina. It includes first-hand information on the administrative, historical, cultural, traditional and etymological structure of the city, and on everyday life in Medina during the seventeenth century. Evliyā Çelebī provides the readers with valuable information not only on the city itself, but also on its environs. This book offers a transliteration of the relevant passages on the basis of several Ottoman manuscripts, as well as an English translation made by Robert Dankoff.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-08-15
Mått:155 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt:1 340 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska, Turkiska
Serie:Evliyā Çelebi's Book of Travels
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004211353

Utforska kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Mellanösterns historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Islam inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Nurettin Gemici, Ph. D. (1999) in Turkology, University of Otto-Friedrich Bamberg, is professor of Theology in Istanbul. His research areas include Ottoman History and Arts, Early Islamic Architecture and Ottoman Palace Architecture. His publications include Evliyā Çelebī’nin Gözlemleriyle 17. Yüzyılda Kadınlar (Women in the 17th century according to Ewliyā Çelebī, Bayrak Yayınları, 2011).

Innehållsförteckning

CONTENTSPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ixIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 11Text and Translation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 13Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167Index of Personal Names and Names of Tribes and Peoples . . . . . . . . ......... . . . 173Index of Geographical Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . 180Index of Book Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 183Facsimiles of the Manuscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 185