An Ottoman Mentality : The World of Evliya Çelebi (revised second edition) /
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In his huge travel account, Evliya Çelebi provides materials for getting at Ottoman perceptions of the world, not only in areas like geography, topography, administration, urban institutions, and social and economic systems, but also in such domains as religion, folklore, sexual relations, dream interpretation, and conceptions of the self. In six chapters the author examines: Evliya's treatment of Istanbul and Cairo as the two capital cities of the Ottoman world; his geographical horizons and notions of tolerance; his attitudes toward government, justice and specific Ottoman institutions; his social status as gentleman, character type as dervish, office as caller-to-prayer and avocation as traveller; his use of various narrative styles; and his relation with his audience in the two registers of persuasion and amusement. An Afterword situates Evliya in relation to other intellectual trends in the Ottoman world of the seventeenth century.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047410379
9789004152625
The Ottomans and the Balkans : A Discussion of Historiography /
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This discussion of historiography concerning the Ottoman Empire should be viewed in the context of our discipline's self-examination, which certainly has been encouraged by recent conflicts in southeastern Europe and the Middle East. Our contributors analyse the fashion in which the historiographies established in various national states have viewed the Ottoman Empire and its legacy. At the same time they discuss the links of twentieth-century historiography with the rich historical tradition of the Ottoman Empire itself, both in its metropolitan and its provincial forms. The struggle against anachronisms born from the nationalist paradigm in history doubtless constitutes the most important common feature of these otherwise very diverse studies.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789047400608
9789004119024
The Ottoman tanbūr : the long-necked lute of Ottoman art music /
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Tanbūrs are long-necked lute-like instruments played in the art, Sufi, and folk musical traditions along the Silk Road and beyond. This book provides a detailed study of the history of the tanbūr, its role in Ottoman music, construction and playing technique.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references, discography and index. :
9781803271071 (PDF ebook) :