The Turkish Empire: In Its Relations with Christianity and Civilization, Volum 2T.C. Newby, 1862 - 556 pàgines The first volume deals with the political institutions of the Ottoman Empire, beginning with the life of Mohammed, excerpts from the Koran, and a discussion of the ethnic history of Turkey, before delving into the various rulers and regimes. The last two chapters of Volume I discuss the causes and results of the Russo-Turkish War and the finances/economic value of Turkey. The second volume is more concerned with Christianity: that is, nations under Turkey's influence, specifically Christian communities as either minorities within each state or as subject to the influence of Russia and/or the Ottoman Empire. Syria in particular gets a lot of attention, as does Armenia and Greece. A whole chapter is devoted to the history of the Orthodox Church in the region. A long discussion of the Order of the Assassins of Persia and Syria of the 11th and 12th centuries, and their secret sects. |
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The Turkish Empire: In Its Relations with Christianity and Civilization, Volum 2 Richard Robert Madden Previsualització no disponible - 1862 |
The Turkish Empire: In Its Relations with Christianity and Civilization, Volum 1 Richard Robert Madden Previsualització no disponible - 1999 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 95 - Peter answered, and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.
Pàgina 95 - And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you, as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not ; and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Pàgina 109 - Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant...
Pàgina 94 - ... and had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel...
Pàgina 6 - merchants were princes, and her traffickers the honourable of the earth," has become " a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea...
Pàgina 261 - And say besides, that in Aleppo once, Where a malignant and a turban'd Turk Beat a Venetian and traduced the state, I took by the throat the circumcised dog, And smote him, thus.
Pàgina 97 - So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord : thou knowest that I love thee.
Pàgina 155 - Molahedah, or the Impious, and by the writers of the history of the holy wars, Assassins, agreed with the former in many respects : such as their inveterate malice against those of other religions, and especially the Mohammedan ; their unlimited obedience to their prince, at whose command they were ready for assassinations, or any other bloody and dangerous enterprise ; their pretended attachment to a certain Imam of the house of AH, &c.
Pàgina 155 - ... the guilt thereof to be incurred by those who revealed the mysteries of their religion, or paid not a blind obedience to their chief. They are said to have produced a book, wherein was written (among other things), " In the name of the most merciful God. Al Faraj...