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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1149

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Science, and Technology in Islam

The main reference source for questions of Islamic philosophy, science, and technology amongst Western engaged readers and academics in general and legal researchers in particular.

Crafting History
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 533

Crafting History

It would not be an overstatement to say that Cemal Kafadar has transformed the field of Ottoman history. As a result of his pathbreaking books and articles, the field is experiencing a turn within itself as well as recasting its relationship with world history. This volume acts as a tribute to Kafadar and the important interdisciplinary work he has both done and inspired in the field. In line with the intellectual pluralism that Kafadar has cultivated over his career, readers will find a number of articles engaging with a wide range of questions, approaches, perspectives, and sources across Ottoman history. Kafadar's students and friends, individually or in pairs, researched and crafted contributions to this volume with a variety of conceptual premises, theoretical approaches, and interpretive tools to celebrate his thirty years of teaching, research, and mentorship, in addition to the overwhelming generosity of his intellectual and personal engagement.

Religion, Society, and Modernity in Turkey
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 416

Religion, Society, and Modernity in Turkey

This book collects Serif Mardin’s seminal essays written throughout the span of his prolific career. Comprising some of the author’s finest and most incisive writings, these essays deal with the historical background, political travails, and socioeconomic metamorphosis of Turkey during a century of modernization. With his characteristic sophistication and breadth of vision, Mardin provides readers with a remarkably objective analysis of ideology, civil society, religion, urban life, and violence in late Ottoman and Republican Turkey. Mardin moves easily from sociological topics on violence and class-consciousness to the history of the Ottoman Empire, and the philosophy and culture of modern Turkey within the greater Middle East. These influential pieces—collected for the first time in one volume—represent an invaluable addition to the field of Middle East studies.

The Great Ottoman-Turkish Civilisation
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 872

The Great Ottoman-Turkish Civilisation

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2000
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Abdülaziz Bayındır [s.639-656] The "Kanunname of Mehmed II:" A Different Perspective / Baki Tezcan [s.657-665] The Sectarian Preference In The Ottoman Jurisprudence / Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Karaman [s.666-675] The Judicial Privileges of Foreigners In The Ottoman Empire / Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yasemin Saner Gönen [s.676-688] Ottoman Law and Its Transformation Reception and Constitutional System / Dr. Christian Rumph [s.691-704] The Codification of The Islamic-Ottoman Family Law and The Decree of "Hukuk-i Aile" / Prof. Dr. M. Akif Aydın [s.705-713] Ottoman Military Ottoman Military Organization, Arms, War Industry and Technology Ottoman Military Organization / Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir Özcan [s.719-...

A History of Ottoman Architecture
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 465

A History of Ottoman Architecture

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011
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  • Publisher: WIT Press

This text is focused on the history of the extant buildings in the Republic of Turkey. The book begins with a brief history of the Ottoman Empire and develops by outlining the mains features of Ottoman architecture and discusses the biography of the great Ottoman architect Sinan.

The City in the Islamic World (2 vols.)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1520

The City in the Islamic World (2 vols.)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008-06-30
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  • Publisher: BRILL

The purpose of this book is to draw attention to the sites of life, politics and culture where current and past generations of the Islamic world have made their mark. Unlike many previous volumes dealing with the city in the Islamic world, this one has been expanded not only to include snapshots of historical fabric, but also to deal with the transformation of this fabric into modern and contemporary urban entities. Salma Khadra Jayyusi was awarded Cultural Personality of the Year by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award for her profound contribution to Arabic literature and culture in 2020. The paperback edition of The City in the Islamic World was published to celebrate the occasion.

What is “Islamic” Art?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 387

What is “Islamic” Art?

  • Categories: Art

An alternate approach to Islamic art emphasizing literary over historical contexts and reception over production in visual arts and music.

Hidden in Plain Sight
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 256

Hidden in Plain Sight

The book is an examination of the apocryphal text known as Book Seven of the Mathnawī, attributed to Rūmī, which has never before been studied. Why was this text was added to Rūmī’s Mathnawī? What were its implications in the Mevlevī centers in 17th-century Ottoman society or in Persian speaking societies in India and Iran? The author has located and analyzed different manuscript versions of the text, discusses possible authors and motives behind its composition: Was Book Seven added on the Indian subcontinent or in the Ottoman Empire? One important aspect of the text being interpreted as Book Seven was a great anxiety over whether Rūmī's Mathnawī had been incomplete, an assumpti...

Strolling Through Istanbul
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 393

Strolling Through Istanbul

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-05-06
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  • Publisher: Routledge

First published in 2005. Long acknowledged to be the 'best travel guide to Istanbul' (Times of London) this classic of travel literature is now available in a larger format in hardback binding. The work is both a useful and informative guide to the city with major useful monuments described in detail in terms of the history and architecture. Although the main emphasis of the book is on the Byzantine and Ottoman Antiquities, the city is not treated as a museum in the context of a living city. Itineraries are arranged so that each one takes the visitor to a different part of Istanbul.

Strolling Through Istanbul
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 580

Strolling Through Istanbul

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1987
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Long acknowledged to be the "best travel guide to Istanbul" ("Times" of London) this classic work shows Istanbul the way it is seen at its best -on foot. An informative guide and ideal companion, it describes major monuments in detail with reference to history and architecture. Although the main emphasis of the book is on Byzantine and Ottoman antiquities, Istanbul is not treated as a museum but as a living city, full of delights. Detailed walking itineraries are provided.