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Richard Wittmann
Orient Institute Istanbul
Occupation
Researcher
Contact
Orient-Institut Istanbul
Susam Sok. 16-18, D. 8 Cihangir
Istanbul 34433
Turkey
Discipline
History
Sub Areas
Identity/Representation
Islamic Law
Islamic Studies
Ottoman Studies
Turkish Studies
13th-18th Centuries
19th-21st Centuries
Minorities
Geographic Areas of Interest
All Middle East
Islamic World
Turkey
Specialties
Interreligious Convivality
Islamic Law & Its Application
Ottoman Turkey
Languages
Arabic (advanced)
French (advanced)
German (native)
Latin (advanced)
Persian (intermediate)
Turkish (fluent)
Uzbek (elementary)
Education
PhD | 2008 | History&Center for Middle Eastern Studies | Harvard University
MA | 2001 | Inst fur Islamwissenschaft | Free U of Berlin
Abstracts
"He Shall Be Prohibited from Disturbing the Peace in Our Neighborhood": Non-Muslims and the Identification with Their Mahalle in the Resolution of Disputes with Coreligionists before Islamic Taking One's Trouble before an Outside Judge. Dhimmi Families and Islamic Law in 17th Century Istanbul "For they cannot speak..." An early example of pathocentric animal protection in the Islamic world Getting one’s grievance heard: challenges and strategies of petitioning the Imperial Council in Ottoman Istanbul German-speaking journeymen and craftspeople in Late Ottoman Istanbul