Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Map 1. Anatolia and neighboring regions, c. 1280. ix
4. A Note on Transliteration and Citation xi
5. Introduction: A Measured Hospitality 1
6. Chapter One. Stranger Encounters 31
7. Chapter Two. The Macrocosmic Masnavı 57
8. Chapter Three. Languages of Affinity 74
9. Chapter Four. A Brief Stroll through Rum 97
10. Chapter Five. Kırsehir Kinships 114
11. Chapter Six. Cilician Riddles 135
12. Chapter Seven. An Education in Erznka 170
13. Epilogue: Poetry from the Inside Out 199
14. Acknowledgments 211
15. Notes 215
16. Works Cited 267
17. Index 293