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Turkish Myth and Muslim Symbol : The Battle of Manzikert /
Turks ruled the Middle East for a millennium and eastern Europe for many centuries and it is an undoubted fact that they moulded the lands under their dominion. It is therefore something of a paradox that the history of Turkey and aspects of the identity and role of the Turks, both as Muslims and as...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2022]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of plates
- Acknowledgements
- Comment on transliteration and conventions used in the book
- Part 1 Medieval Muslim interpretations of the battle of Manzikert
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The twelfth-century accounts of the battle of Manzikert
- 3. The thirteenth-century accounts of the battle of Manzikert
- 4. The fourteenth- and fifteenth-century accounts of the battle of Manzikert
- 5. Writing the battle
- Part 2 The legacy of the battle
- 6. The ongoing Muslim-Christian confrontation: the victorious contribution of the Turks
- 7. The heritage of Manzikert: the myth of national identity
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. The account of the battle of Manzikert by Michael Attaleiates, translated by Ruth Macrides
- Appendix B. Translations of some other medieval Christian accounts of the battle of Manzikert
- Appendix C. Other medieval Muslim accounts of the battle of Manzikert
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plates