Overview

Evliya Celebi, 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 Evliya'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. Evliya Celebi 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.

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Author:   Nurettin Gemici ,  Nurettin Gemici ,  Robert Dankoff
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.340kg
ISBN:  

9789004211353

ISBN 10:   9004211357
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   15 August 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Language:   eng, tur

Table of Contents

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

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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 Evliya Celebi'nin Goezlemleriyle 17. Yuzyilda Kadinlar (Women in the 17th century according to Ewliya Celebi, Bayrak Yayinlari, 2011.

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