The Ottoman World: A Cultural History Reader, 1450–1700 , Hakan T. Karateke, Helga Anetshofer

-About this book

The Ottoman lands, which extended from modern Hungary to the Arabian peninsula, were home to a vast population with a rich variety of cultures. The Ottoman World is the first primary source reader to bring a wide and diverse set of voices across Ottoman society into the classroom. Written in many languages—not only Ottoman Turkish but also Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, and Persian—these texts, here translated, span the extent of the early modern Ottoman empire, from the 1450s to 1700.
Instructors are supplied with narratives conveying the lived experiences of individuals through texts that highlight human variety and accelerate a trend away from a state-centric approach to Ottoman history. In addition, samples from court registers, legends, biographical accounts, hagiographies, short stories, witty anecdotes, jokes, and lampoons provide exciting glimpses into popular mindsets in Ottoman society. By reflecting new directions in the scholarship with an innovative choice of texts, this collection provides a vital resource for teachers and students.

–CONTENTS

Preface

1 Letters of an Insecure Scholar, 1553 ,Zaifi, d. after 1557 ,Translated by A. Tunç Şen

2 Adversities at Sea: From Basra to Gujarat, 1554,Seydi Ali Reis, d. 1562,Translated by Ármin Vámbéry

3 Memoirs of an Ottoman Captive in Malta, 1597–98,Macuncuzade Mustafa, d. ca. Early Seventeenth Century,Translated by Helga Anetshofer

4 The Excommunication of a Greek Orthodox Priest, ca. 1642,Synadinos of Serres, d. after 1662,Translated by Konrad Petrovszky

5 Dream Letters of a Sufi Woman in Skopje, 1640s,Asiye Hatun, d. Second Half of Seventeenth Century,Translated by Leslie Schick and Cemal Kafadar

6 Diary of a Sufi Sheikh in Plague-Ridden Istanbul, 1661,Seyyid Hasan Nuri, d. 1688,Translated by Mary Işın

7 Ramblings of an Eccentric Sufi Exiled on Limnos, ca. Early 1680s,Niyazi-i Mısri, d. 1694,Translated by Hakan T. Karateke and Ferenc Csirkés

8 Adventures of an Ottoman Officer in Captivity, 1690–99,Osman Agha of Timişoara, Written ca. 1724,Translated by Hakan T. Karateke

9 The Trial of a Heretic, 1527,Told by Celalzade Mustafa, d. 1567,Translated by Kaya Şahin and Cornell H. Fleischer

10 The Life and Works of Two Mediocre Poets,Told by Âşık Çelebi, d. 1572,Translated by Douglas Brookes

11 The Extraordinary Life Story of a Scholar,Told by Mehmed Mecdi, d. 1591,Translated by Helga Anetshofer

12 On Servants and Slaves,Mustafa Âli, d. 1600,Translated by Douglas Brookes

13 Children and Youth,Court Records, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries,Selected by Yahya Araz; Translated by Hakan T. Karateke

14 Women at Courts of Law,Court Records, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries,Translated by Hakan T. Karateke and N. İpek Hüner Cora

15 Prostitutes and Pimps,Court Records and Imperial Council Registers, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries,Translated by Marinos Sariyannis

16 On Nocturnal Activities,Court Records, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries,Translated by Hakan T. Karateke

17 Impostors, Frauds, and Spies,Various Documents, Sixteenth Century,Translated by Christopher Markiewicz

18 The Madmen of Istanbul,Evliya Çelebi, d. after 1683,Translated by Hakan T. Karateke

19 Fetvas on Non-Muslims,Various Grand Muftis, Sixteenth to Early Eighteenth Century,Translated by Cornell Fleischer and Amir A. Toft

20 Conversion Among Ottoman Jews,Responsa by Various Rabbis, Sixteenth Century,Translated by Matt Goldish

21 Marriage and Divorce Among Ottoman Jews,Responsa by Various Rabbis, Seventeenth Century,Translated by Leah Bornstein-Makovetsky

22 News from Istanbul at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century,The Chronicle of Selaniki,Translated by H. Erdem Çıpa

23 Propagating the Faith in Constantinople,Catholic Missionary Reports, Seventeenth Century,Translated by Paolo Girardelli

24 An Armenian Chronicle of Crimea,Khachatur of Kaffa, d. 1658,Translated by Naira Poghosyan

25 On Revenants and Ghosts,Various Documents, Sixteenth Century,Translated by Marinos Sariyannis

26 Miracles of an Anatolian Sufi Saint,The Hagiography of Hacı Bektaş, ca. Late Fifteenth Century,Translated by Helga Anetshofer

27 A Dispute Concerning Sufi Tombs, 1619,Ömer Fuadi, d. 1636,Translated by John Curry

28 Preserving Public Health,Court Records and Imperial Council Registers, Late Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries,Translated by Amir A. Toft

29 Traditional Medicine for Everyday Ailments,Anonymous, Late Fifteenth Century,Translated by Özgen Felek

30 Snake Medicine and Snake Charming in Cairo,Evliya Çelebi, d. after 1683,Translated by Robert Dankoff and Sooyong Kim

31 On Smoking Tobacco,Abdulmalik al-Isami, d. 1628; Katib Çelebi, d. 1657,Translated by Basil Salem and Geoffrey Lewis

32 Divining Past, Present, and Future in the Sand,A Geomantic Miscellany, ca. Sixteenth Century,Translated by Matthew Melvin-Koushki

33 Reading Character by Appearance,The Book of Physiognomy, Hamdullah Hamdi, d. 1503,Translated by Helga Anetshofer and Hakan T. Karateke

34 Religious Guidance for Hunters,Ebu Bekr el-Kızılhisari, ca. Late Seventeenth Century,Translated by Christopher Markiewicz

35 Cultivating the Land,The Splendor of the Garden, Sixteenth Century,Translated by Hakan T. Karateke

36 Wonders of Art and Nature,Anonymous, Sixteenth Century,Translated by Ido Ben-Ami

37 On the Natural Advantages of Edirne,Anonymous, Late Fifteenth to Early Sixteenth Century,Translated by Amy Singer

38 The Legend of the Construction of Constantinople,Anonymous, Sixteenth Century,Translated by Dimitris J. Kastritsis

39 On the Construction of the Pyramids, ca. 1545,Celalzade Salih, d. 1565,Translated by Giancarlo Casale

40 An Ode to Istanbul,Eremia Keomurchean Çelebi, d. 1695,Translated by Henry Shapiro

41 Passion and Murder on the Bosphorus,Anonymous Tıfli Story, Probably in Circulation During the Later Seventeenth Century,Translated by Helga Anetshofer

42 Stories of Guilt and Repentance,Mehmed Nergisi, d. 1635,Translated by Gisela Procházka-Eisl

43 The Wiles of Women,Anonymous, Sixteenth to Seventeenth Centuries,Translated by N. İpek Hüner Cora and Helga Anetshofer

44 Social Criticism and Invective in Poetry,Various Poets, Fifteenth to Seventeenth Centuries,Translated by Sooyong Kim

45 Shrewd Witticisms by a Master Poet,Zati’s Anecdotes, Sixteenth Century,Translated by Helga Anetshofer

46 Subversive Jokes Featuring a Folk Hero,Nasreddin Hoca Jokes, Sixteenth Century,Translated by Kathleen Burrill

Index

-Caractéristiques

Date de parution:2 novembre 2021

Éditeur ‏ : ‎ University of California Press

Langue ‏ : ‎ Anglais

NB.de pages ‏ : ‎ 322 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520303458

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520303454

Poids de l’article ‏ : ‎ 771 g

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 3.05 x 25.4 cm