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Incarceration and Slavery in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age
People in the Middle Ages and the early modern age more often suffered from imprisonment and enslavement than we might have assumed. Incarceration and Slavery in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Age approaches these topics from a wide variety of perspectives and demonstrates collectively the great relevance of the issues involved. Both incarceration and slavery were (and continue to be) most painful experiences, and no one was guaranteed exemption from it. High-ranking nobles and royalties were often the victims of imprisonment and, at times, had to wait many years until their ransom was paid. Similarly, slavery existed throughout Christian Europe and in the Arab world. However, while imprisonment occasionally proved to be the catalyst for major writings and creativity, slaves in the Ottoman empire and in Egypt succeeded in rising to the highest position in society (Janissaries, Mamluks, and others).
The War in Our Backyard
The War in Our Backyard is a novel study of the German press' textual and visual coverage of the wars in Bosnia (1992–1995) and Kosovo (1998–1999). Key moments from both wars have been selected and analysed using a broad range of publications reaching from far-right to far-left and including broadsheets, a tabloid and a news magazine. Two sections with parallel chapters form the core of the book: the first part dealing with the war in Bosnia and the second with Kosovo. Each section contains one chapter on the initial phase of the conflict, one chapter on an important atrocity – namely the Srebrenica Massacre in Bosnia and the Račak incident in Kosovo – and, lastly, a chapter each on...
From Islam To Islamism, From Islamic Fundamentalism To Jihadism
The aim of this work is to warn of worse things to come by means of an ideology-critical analysis of Islamic fundamentalism. The argument "Nobody could have known that", which in reality should read "Nobody wanted to know that", is today once again beginning to promote the wishful thinking of an "inherently tolerant and peaceful Islam". If no balance can be achieved between Western and Quranic thinking, the worst must be expected. The "supra-naturalistic value system" of Islam is to be critically reflected upon from the philosophical position of realism (understood as a value-neutral collective term for many philosophical currents), which assumes the existence and at least partial recognizability of an extra-subjectively existing external world.
Tradition und Moderne in Bewegung
The articles in this volume bear witness to the productive energy of the interplay between tradition and modernity, whether in theater, literature, or popular culture. At the same time, they emphasize the importance of cultural intermediaries, including translators. The volume thus illustrates that - despite (or precisely because of) political developments in Turkey and Germany, alike - a multitude of Turkish-German themes remain vital in both society and the academy, urging further consideration, investigation, discussion, and presentation.
Beiträge Zum Islamischen Recht VII
Dieser von der Gesellschaft für Arabisches und Islamisches Recht (GAIR) veröffentlichte und von Hatem Elliesie herausgegebene dreisprachige Band basiert auf einer in Kooperation mit dem Deutschen Institut für Menschenrechte 2007 in Berlin veranstalteten Tagung anlässlich des 10-jährigen Jubiläums der GAIR. Thematisch widmet sich der Band dem Thema «Islam und Menschenrechte», wozu Wissenschaftler und Praktiker aus den unterschiedlichsten Fachgebieten und Ländern beigetragen haben. This trilingual volume, published by the Gesellschaft für Arabisches und Islamisches Recht (GAIR), and edited by Hatem Elliesie, is based on a conference, on the occasion of its 10th Annual Anniversary 2007 in Berlin, carried out in cooperation with the German Institute for Human Rights. The publication addresses the issue of «Islam and Human Rights», to which academics and practioners of various areas of expertise and countries have contributed.
Turkey's New Geopolitics
With the astonishing transformations in the geopolitics of the world since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Turkey has been profoundly affected by the changes on its periphery. For the first time since the beginning of the century, a Turkic world has blossomed, giving Turkey potential new foreign policy clout from the Balkans across the Caucasus a
Die Laute Osmans
Die Verleihung des Friedenspreises 1997 an den türkischen Schriftsteller Yaar Kemal rückte die zeitgenössische türkische Literatur ins Blickfeld des deutschen Betrachters. Der Journalist und Publizist Wolfgang Günter Lerch, ein profunder Kenner der türkischen Literatur, beschreibt in seiner kurzen Geschichte der türkischen Literatur des 20. Jahrhunderts den sozialen und kulturellen Wandel in der Türkei, dessen Entwicklung wesentlich durch Literaten und Intellektuelle reflektiert und beschrieben wurde. Anhand der etablierten literarischen Gattungen (Prosa, Lyrik, Drama) gibt Lerch eine fundierte Übersicht der jeweiligen literarischen Strömungen und skizziert die Autoren-Biographien und ideen
Begegnungen mit der Türkei: Geschichte, Kultur, Politik
Auf zahlreichen Reisen in alle Ecken des Landes hat Wolfgang Günter Lerch den „geistigen Kosmos der Türkei“ erkundet. Seine Faszination für Land und Leute ist seit mehr als fünfzig Jahren ungebrochen. Kultur und Kulturgeschichte, Sprache und Sprachgeschichte, Literatur und Literaturgeschichte, Religion und Religionsgeschichte – indem er die eng miteinander verwobenen Fäden jenes „geistigen Kosmos“ vorstellt, Fakten ordnet und Zusammenhänge aufzeigt, entsteht fernab aller Klischees ein Panorama der Türkei als ein Land und eine Kultur zwischen Orient und Okzident. Mit dem Wissen um die Vielgestaltigkeit und Widersprüchlichkeit dieses Panoramas erscheinen manch Ereignis und manch politische Entscheidung der Gegenwart in anderem Licht.
