The confiscation of monastic properties by Selim II, 1568-70

This study deals with Selim II's confiscation of monastic properties at the end of the 16th century. The research is based firmans and huccets from monasteries on Mount Athos and Patmos as well as fetvas of the seyhu 'L-islam Ebu' s Su 'ud, dating from between 1569 and 1570. The...

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Main Author: Kermeli, Eugenia
Published: University of Manchester 1997
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.528525