Dimitrie Cantemir and the Islamic WorldForeword ... 9 Introduction ... 15 The Tradition of the Histories of the Ottoman Empire 21 A Possible Evolution ... 31 Historical Controversies . ... 45 Dimitrie Cantemir - Paul Rycaut: Interferences ... 55 About Djafr ... 65 Islamic Theology in Cantemir's Writings ... 71 Anecdotica in the History of the Othman Empire ... 81 Conclusion ... 105 Appendix: The History of the Othman Empire in Romanian Criticism .. 109 Bibliography ... 125 Index of Names ... 133. |
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Foreword | 9 |
A Possible Evolution | 31 |
Historical Controversies | 45 |
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17th century 18th century Alexandru Ambassador amongst Annotationes Lib Antioh Antoine Galland Arabic attitude Babinger bektashi bibliography Bucharest Byzantine Chalkokondylas chapter Christian chronicles churches Ciobanu cited conquest of Constantinople Daltaban Dervishes Dimitrie Cantemir djafr edition Empire's Encyclopédie Encyclopédie de l'Islam European Grand Vizir Greek Guboglu historians historiography Idem Imperiului otoman important Incrementorum interesting Iorga Islamic theology Istanbul Koran Latin letters Lonicerus Mahométans manuscript Maria Matilda Alexandrescu-Dersca Matei Basarab Mavrocordat Mehmed Pasha Mehmed the Second mentioned mevlevi modern Mohammed Mohammedan Religious System Moldavia Moslem mosques Mufti Murad Mustafa notes opinion Oriental original Othman Empire Ottoman Ottoman history P.P. Panaitescu Panaiotis Paris Paul Rycaut Postel Prince referring reign Reland religion Române Romanian Academy Romanian Literature Runciman Russia Sa'adeddin scholars scientific sources Sphrantzes stories Suleiman the Magnificent Süleyman Sultan theologians translation Turcs Turkish Turks variant Virgil Cândea writing written wrote