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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785529603321

Autore

Evliya Çelebi <1611?-1682?>

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-283-55091-1

9786613863362

90-04-21661-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 292 pages) : illustrations, map, facsimilies

Collana

Evliya Çelebi's book of travels ; ; v. 6

Altri autori (Persone)

GemiciNurettin

DankoffRobert

Disciplina

915.38

Soggetti

Travelers' writings, Turkish

Medina (Saudi Arabia) Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.