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24 An Armenian Chronicle of Crimea
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
- PREFACE xvii
- 1 Letters of an Insecure Scholar, 1553 1
- 2 Adversities at Sea: From Basra to Gujarat, 1554 8
- 3 Memoirs of an Ottoman Captive in Malta, 1597–98 16
- 4 The Excommunication of a Greek Orthodox Priest, ca. 1642 23
- 5 Dream Letters of a Sufi Woman in Skopje, 1640s 29
- 6 Diary of a Sufi Sheikh in Plague-Ridden Istanbul, 1661 36
- 7 Ramblings of an Eccentric Sufi Exiled on Limnos, ca. Early 1680s 44
- 8 Adventures of an Ottoman Officer in Captivity, 1690–99 53
- 9 The Trial of a Heretic, 1527 60
- 10 The Life and Works of Two Mediocre Poets 66
- 11 The Extraordinary Life Story of a Scholar 72
- 12 On Servants and Slaves 78
- 13 Children and Youth 86
- 14 Women at Courts of Law 95
- 15 Prostitutes and Pimps 103
- 16 On Nocturnal Activities 111
- 17 Impostors, Frauds, and Spies 119
- 18 The Madmen of Istanbul 126
- 19 Fetvas on Non-Muslims 134
- 20 Conversion Among Ottoman Jews 144
- 21 Marriage and Divorce Among Ottoman Jews 152
- 22 News from Istanbul at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 162
- 23 Propagating the Faith in Constantinople 173
- 24 An Armenian Chronicle of Crimea 181
- 25 On Revenants and Ghosts 188
- 26 Miracles of an Anatolian Sufi Saint 195
- 27 A Dispute Concerning Sufi Tombs, 1619 202
- 28 Preserving Public Health 210
- 29 Traditional Medicine for Everyday Ailments 220
- 30 Snake Medicine and Snake Charming in Cairo 227
- 31 On Smoking Tobacco 236
- 32 Divining Past, Present, and Future in the Sand 244
- 33 Reading Character by Appearance 254
- 34 Religious Guidance for Hunters 261
- 35 Cultivating the Land 269
- 36 Wonders of Art and Nature 277
- 37 On the Natural Advantages of Edirne 284
- 38 The Legend of the Construction of Constantinople 289
- 39 On the Construction of the Pyramids, ca. 1545 297
- 40 An Ode to Istanbul 307
- 41 Passion and Murder on the Bosphorus 324
- 42 Stories of Guilt and Repentance 332
- 43 The Wiles of Women 338
- 44 Social Criticism and Invective in Poetry 348
- 45 Shrewd Witticisms by a Master Poet 356
- 46 Subversive Jokes Featuring a Folk Hero 366
- INDEX 375
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- ILLUSTRATIONS xiii
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
- PREFACE xvii
- 1 Letters of an Insecure Scholar, 1553 1
- 2 Adversities at Sea: From Basra to Gujarat, 1554 8
- 3 Memoirs of an Ottoman Captive in Malta, 1597–98 16
- 4 The Excommunication of a Greek Orthodox Priest, ca. 1642 23
- 5 Dream Letters of a Sufi Woman in Skopje, 1640s 29
- 6 Diary of a Sufi Sheikh in Plague-Ridden Istanbul, 1661 36
- 7 Ramblings of an Eccentric Sufi Exiled on Limnos, ca. Early 1680s 44
- 8 Adventures of an Ottoman Officer in Captivity, 1690–99 53
- 9 The Trial of a Heretic, 1527 60
- 10 The Life and Works of Two Mediocre Poets 66
- 11 The Extraordinary Life Story of a Scholar 72
- 12 On Servants and Slaves 78
- 13 Children and Youth 86
- 14 Women at Courts of Law 95
- 15 Prostitutes and Pimps 103
- 16 On Nocturnal Activities 111
- 17 Impostors, Frauds, and Spies 119
- 18 The Madmen of Istanbul 126
- 19 Fetvas on Non-Muslims 134
- 20 Conversion Among Ottoman Jews 144
- 21 Marriage and Divorce Among Ottoman Jews 152
- 22 News from Istanbul at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century 162
- 23 Propagating the Faith in Constantinople 173
- 24 An Armenian Chronicle of Crimea 181
- 25 On Revenants and Ghosts 188
- 26 Miracles of an Anatolian Sufi Saint 195
- 27 A Dispute Concerning Sufi Tombs, 1619 202
- 28 Preserving Public Health 210
- 29 Traditional Medicine for Everyday Ailments 220
- 30 Snake Medicine and Snake Charming in Cairo 227
- 31 On Smoking Tobacco 236
- 32 Divining Past, Present, and Future in the Sand 244
- 33 Reading Character by Appearance 254
- 34 Religious Guidance for Hunters 261
- 35 Cultivating the Land 269
- 36 Wonders of Art and Nature 277
- 37 On the Natural Advantages of Edirne 284
- 38 The Legend of the Construction of Constantinople 289
- 39 On the Construction of the Pyramids, ca. 1545 297
- 40 An Ode to Istanbul 307
- 41 Passion and Murder on the Bosphorus 324
- 42 Stories of Guilt and Repentance 332
- 43 The Wiles of Women 338
- 44 Social Criticism and Invective in Poetry 348
- 45 Shrewd Witticisms by a Master Poet 356
- 46 Subversive Jokes Featuring a Folk Hero 366
- INDEX 375
