| Koni: La Ville Des Derviches Tourneurs: Souvenirs d'Un Voyage En Asie Mineure Contributor(s): Huart, Clément (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139162594 ISBN-13: 9781139162593 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Language: French Published: May 2012 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
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| Publisher Description: Cl ment Huart (1854-1926) graduated in Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Modern Greek and served as a French diplomat in Istanbul (or, as he called it, Constantinople) for twenty years before becoming Professor of Persian at the Ecole des Langues Orientales in Paris. He edited and translated many oriental texts and published widely on Middle-Eastern cultures. This 1897 publication describes a visit to Konya, where Huart hoped to find out more about the capital of the Seljuk Empire than was recorded in Byzantine or Persian sources. Travelling on horseback from Istanbul, Huart noted his impressions of archaeological sites and historic buildings, and recorded details of many inscriptions from the Seljuk period on mosques, mausoleums, caravanserais and fortresses. He also met the whirling dervishes. His fascinating account of his experiences is interwoven with references to medieval battles and Islamic legends, together with advice for future travellers to this rapidly modernising region. |