BOOKS READ AND MADE READ BY ILMIYE MEMBERS IN THE OTTOMAN RUMELIA: THE EXAMPLE OF A 17THCENTURY MANASTIR (BITOLA) CITY
This study provides information about the books in the tereke estates of members of the Ottoman period in the city of Bitola is provided, and the books are classified according to their subjects and informative qualities for Ottoman society. Books in the inheritance records of the period analyzed are mostly concentrated in the field of religious sciences. After religious sciences, literary-moral texts, books produced in many branches of science, such as grammar, logic, medicine, botany, astronomy, history, education, training, and general-purpose encyclopedic works and dictionaries, were found in the inheritance records. As the primary source of the research, the tereke records of the members of the ilmiye which are scattered in twenty-nine shar'iyye registry books between 1607-1697 in the Manastir court were evaluated. This study uses a qualitative research method purpose and scope of the study. Documentary scanning and historical methods were used as data collection techniques, and document analysis was used to analyze the data obtained. The results showed that most of the books read in the place and period examined consisted of textbooks in madrasas and texts that were generally popular in Ottoman society. The books reflected in the inheritance records belong to various disciplines according to their subjects.
- Journal
- BALKAN ARASTRMA ENSTITUSU DERGISI-JOURNAL OF BALKAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE-JBRI
- Year
- 2024
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 29-87
- ISSN
- 2147-1371
- DOI
- 10.30903/Balkan.1505818
- WoS UID
- WOS:001343423800002