Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS 7
3. FOREWORD 9
4. INTRODUCTION 15
5. THE TRADITION OF THE HISTORIES OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 21
6. A POSSIBLE EVOLUTION 31
7. HISTORICAL CONTROVERSIES 45
8. DIMITRIE CANTEMIR - PAUL RYCAUT: INTERFERENCES 55
9. ABOUT DJAFR 65
10. ISLAMIC THEOLOGY IN CANTEMIR'S WRITINGS 71
11. "ANECDOTICA" IN THE HISTORY OF THE OTHMAN EMPIRE 81
12. CONCLUSIONS 105
13. APPENDIX. The History of the Othman Empire in Romanian Criticism 109
14. Bibliography. Works of Dimitrie Cantemir - Volumes used for this Study 125
15. Index of Names 133