Morality Tales
Author | : Leslie Peirce |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 491 |
Release | : 2003-06-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520228924 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520228928 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Download or read book Morality Tales written by Leslie Peirce and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-06-16 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leslie Peirce uses the experience of a village in 16th century Anatolia as a lens to reinterpret major themes in the history of the Ottoman Empire: the conflict between the expanding Ottoman and declining Persian empires, the place of women in Ottoman society, and the clash between Sunni and Shi'a Islam.