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Evliyā Çelebī in Medina [electronic resource] : the relevant sections of the Seyāhatnāme / edited with commentary and introduction by Nurettin Gemici ; translation of the Ottoman Turkish text by Robert Dankoff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Evliya Çelebi, 1611?-1682?
- Series:
- Evliya Çelebi, 1611?-1682? Selections. English & Turkish ; Seyahatname. v. 6.
- Evliya Çelebi's book of travels ; v. 6
- Evliyā Çelebi's Book of Travels 6.
- Standardized Title:
- Seyahatname. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Subjects (All):
- Travelers' writings, Turkish.
- Medina (Saudi Arabia)--Description and travel.
- Medina (Saudi Arabia).
- Evliya Çelebi, 1611?-1682?--Travel--Saudi Arabia--Medina.
- Evliya Çelebi.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 292 pages) : illustrations, map, facsimilies.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
- Language Note:
- Turkish text and English translation on facing pages, followed by facsimiles of the manuscript.
- 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.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Nurettin Gemici
- Introduction / Nurettin Gemici
- Map / Nurettin Gemici
- Text and Translation / Nurettin Gemici
- Bibliography / Nurettin Gemici
- Index of Personal Names and Names of Tribes and Peoples / Nurettin Gemici
- Index of Geographical Names / Nurettin Gemici
- Index of Book Titles / Nurettin Gemici
- Facsimiles of the Manuscript / Nurettin Gemici.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-55091-1
- 9786613863362
- 90-04-21661-8
- OCLC:
- 809775232
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004216617 DOI
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