Book contents
- The Ottoman “Wild West”
- The Ottoman “Wild West”
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations, Transliteration, Dates, and Pronunciation
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 The Broad Historical Context: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire and the Formation of Muslim Communities in the Balkans as an Integral Part of the Ottomanization of the Region
- 2 Colonization, Settlement, and Faith in the Balkans in the Early Ottoman Period (c. 1352 to Early Sixteenth Century)
- 3 The Northeastern Balkans from the Late Medieval Period to the Late Fifteenth Century: Pre-Ottoman Turcoman Invasions and Migrations, the Ottoman Conquest, and the “Turbulent” Fifteenth Century. Deliorman and Gerlovo as a “Special Case”
- 4 The Repopulation of Deliorman and Gerlovo’s Countryside in the Sixteenth Century
- 5 The Development of the Urban Network in Sixteenth-Century Deliorman: The Emergence of Hezargrad and Eski Cuma, the Transformation of Shumnu into an Islamic City, and the Decline of Chernovi
- 6 Religion, Culture, and Authority: Two Case Studies
- 7 Issues in Religion, Culture, and Authority: Conversion to Islam and Confessionalization
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
1 - The Broad Historical Context: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire and the Formation of Muslim Communities in the Balkans as an Integral Part of the Ottomanization of the Region
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 December 2017
- The Ottoman “Wild West”
- The Ottoman “Wild West”
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations, Transliteration, Dates, and Pronunciation
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 The Broad Historical Context: The Rise of the Ottoman Empire and the Formation of Muslim Communities in the Balkans as an Integral Part of the Ottomanization of the Region
- 2 Colonization, Settlement, and Faith in the Balkans in the Early Ottoman Period (c. 1352 to Early Sixteenth Century)
- 3 The Northeastern Balkans from the Late Medieval Period to the Late Fifteenth Century: Pre-Ottoman Turcoman Invasions and Migrations, the Ottoman Conquest, and the “Turbulent” Fifteenth Century. Deliorman and Gerlovo as a “Special Case”
- 4 The Repopulation of Deliorman and Gerlovo’s Countryside in the Sixteenth Century
- 5 The Development of the Urban Network in Sixteenth-Century Deliorman: The Emergence of Hezargrad and Eski Cuma, the Transformation of Shumnu into an Islamic City, and the Decline of Chernovi
- 6 Religion, Culture, and Authority: Two Case Studies
- 7 Issues in Religion, Culture, and Authority: Conversion to Islam and Confessionalization
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
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- The Ottoman 'Wild West'The Balkan Frontier in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, pp. 14 - 40Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017