Evlyia Çelebi in Medina /

Evlyia Çelebi in Medina /

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 includ...

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Main Author: Gemici, Nurettin.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: Evliya Çelebi, 1611?-1682? Seyahatname.
Evliyā Çelebi's Book of Travels 6.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223066.

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Evliya Çelebi, > 1611?-1682?
Mecca (Saudi Arabia) > History.
Medina (Saudi Arabia) > History.

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Call Number: DS248.M5 .G46 2012

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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9789004216617
ISSN:0922-7768 ;
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