Dimitrie Cantemir and the Islamic World (Analecta Isisiana: Ottoman and Turkish Studies)

This work is a study of Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723), a Romanian prince who lived some 20 years in Istanbul and wrote a history of the Ottoman Empire. CONTENTS FOREWORD INTRODUCTION THE TRADITION OF THE HISTORIES OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE A POSSIBLE EVOLUTION HISTORICAL CONTROVERSIES DIMITRIE CANTEMIR - PAUL RYCAUT: INTERFERENCES ABOUT DJAFR ISLAMIC THEOLOGY IN CANTEMIR'S WRITINGS "ANECDOTICA" IN THE HISTORY OF THE OTHMAN EMPIRE CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX. The History of the Othman Empire in Romanian Criticism Bibliography. Works of Dimitrie Cantemir - Volumes used for this Study Index of Names