Images of Islam, 1453-1600

Turks in Germany and Central Europe
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-138-54607-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 466 g

Reihe: Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World

This book explores sixteenth-century German attitudes during a time of social, political and religious upheaval. It focuses on how medieval and fifteenth-century images of Islam, Saracens and the early Ottoman Empire evolved in incunabula print and images within Christian Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Charlotte Colding

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1 Early Images of the Turk and the Ottoman Empire, 1453–1520 2 Military Images of the Turk and the Conflicts of the Sixteenth Century 3 Biblical Images of the Turk: The Apocalyptic and the Exotic 4 Travellers' Tales and Images of the Ottoman Empire and Court of Constantinople 5 Ottoman Dress in Sixteenth-Century German Printed Costume Books 6 Genealogies, Histories, Cosmographies: Encyclopaedic Images of the Turk Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Charlotte Colding Smith