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From: John.Curry@unlv.edu
List Editor: Mark Stein <stein@MUHLENBERG.EDU>
Editor's Subject: H-TURK: American Research Institute in Turkey lecture [J Curry]
Author's Subject: H-TURK: American Research Institute in Turkey lecture [J Curry]
Date Written: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 11:58:01 -0500
Date Posted: Tue, 03 Dec 2012 11:58:01 -0500

With apologies for self-promotion, cross-posting, etc., I humbly submit
the following event for those who might be in the area and interested in
coming by.

John Curry
UNLV Department of History

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THE AMERICAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN TURKEY

cordially invites you to attend a lecture by

Prof. John Curry
History Department, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

&#8220;Sufi Books and Ottoman Microhistory: A Case Study of the
Hazret-i Nasûhî Dergah&#305; Library in Üsküdar&#8221;

The digitization of hundreds of thousands of Ottoman books and texts in
Istanbul&#8217;s manuscript libraries has revolutionized the study of
pre-modern Islamic history, and opened up opportunities that were not
accessible to researchers even a decade ago. By focusing intensively on
a collection of roughly 300 books that have been preserved in the
library of the Nasûhî branch of the Halveti Sufi order, this
presentation will explore the possibilities for developing
micro-historical studies of Ottoman Sufism. Traditionally neglected by
scholars outside of the order&#8217;s adherents, the collection in fact
reveals a great deal of information about the intellectual pursuits,
family members, and training of Sufi leaders across the generations.

Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at 18:30 p.m.

Üvez Sok., No. 5
Arnavutköy 34345, Istanbul

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