Ebru Sönmez, Idris-i Bidlisi Ottoman Kurdistan and Islamic Legitimacy

Authors : Vural GENÇ

Pages : 484-490

Doi:10.18589/oa.591022

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Publication Date : 2017-03-16

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Ebru Sönmez’s book, Idris-i Bidlisi Ottoman Kurdistan and Islamic Legitimacy, is an ambitious and broad-ranging study covering Bidlīsī’s biography, his role in the administration of Ottoman Kurdistan, and his significant contributions to the religio-political debates of the sixteenth century.1 Organized into three chapters, the book centers on a political and intellectual biography of Bidlīsī, and his role in the Ottoman-Safavid conflict.
Keywords : Ebru Sönmez, Idris i Bidlisi Ottoman Kurdistan and Islamic Legitimacy