Christians and Muslims in Ottoman Cyprus and the Mediterranean World, 1571-1640 / / Ronald Jennings.
Wrested from the rule of the Venetians, the island of Cyprus took on cultural shadings of enormous complexity as a new province of the Ottoman empire, involving the compulsory migration of hundreds of Muslim Turks to the island from the nearby Karamna province, the conversion of large numbers of nat...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [1992] ©1992 |
Year of Publication: | 1992 |
Language: | English |
Series: | NYU Studies in NE Civilization ;
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- ONE. The Women of the Island
- TWO. Islamic Pious Foundations (Evkaf) and Public Welfare
- THREE. Kadi, Court, and Legal System
- FOUR. The Military Corps (Janissaries and Spahis) and the Police
- FIVE. The Zimmis: Greek Orthodox Christians and Other Non-Muslims
- SIX. Disastrous Effects of Locusts, Plague, and Malaria on the Population of the Island
- SEVEN. Forced Population Transfers and the Banishment of Undesirables
- EIGHT. Slaves and Slavery
- NINE. The Cities and Towns
- TEN. Loans and Credit
- ELEVEN. The Economy as Seen through Western Sources
- TWELVE. The Economy as Seen through Ottoman Sources
- THIRTEEN. The Sea: Navies, Trade, Smuggling, and Piracy (Linking Cyprus to the Mediterranean World)
- Conclusions
- Select Bibliography
- Index of Original Sources
- General Index
- About the Author