Evliya Çelebi in Medina: the relevant sections of the Seyahatname
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Main Author: Evliya Çelebi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden Brill 2012
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Online Access:DE-1046
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Evliya Cȩlebi, the famous Ottoman traveller 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 Cȩlebi 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.--Publisher's website
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9004211357
9004216618
9789004211353
9789004216617

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