Christianity under Islam in Jerusalem The Question of the Holy Sites in Early Ottoman Times |
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| Author:
| Peri, Oded |
| Series title: | The Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-12042-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2001 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $147.00 |
Book Description:
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This study offers a thorough treatment of Ottoman policy with respect to Christianity's holiest shrines during the first two centuries of Ottoman rule in Jerusalem. Based on official Ottoman records found in the registers of the kadi's court in Jerusalem as well as the Prime Ministry's Archives in Istanbul, it sheds new light on one of the most obscure and controversial chapters in the history of Christianity under Islam in Jerusalem.
This study offers a thorough treatment of Ottoman policy with respect to Christianity's holiest shrines during the first two centuries of Ottoman rule in Jerusalem. Based on official Ottoman records found in the registers of the kadi's court in Jerusalem as well as the Prime Ministry's Archives in Istanbul, it sheds new light on one of the most obscure and controversial chapters in the history of Christianity under Islam in Jerusalem.