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Gilles Veinstein

Les Ottomans Et La Mort: Permanences Et Mutations

French · Hardback

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Description

This intriguing study looks into the pre-Islamic Turkic traditions, the role of Islam, and other historical factors involved in the development of Ottoman funeral practices and attitudes to Death, which the present-day Turks have "nolens volens" inherited.

About the author

Gilles Veinstein is Director of Research at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and head of the Turkish and Ottoman department. He has published numerous books and led many research projects on Ottoman history.

Product details

Assisted by	Gilles Veinstein (Editor)
Publisher	Brill

Languages	French
Product format	Hardback
Released	01.07.1996

EAN	9789004105058
ISBN	978-90-04-10505-8
No. of pages	324
Dimensions	165 mm x 245 mm x 25 mm
Weight	717 g
Series	Ottoman Empire and Its Heritag
Subject	Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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