Latin Catholicism in Ottoman Istanbul: Properties, people and missions.

New English Paperback. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. 205 p. PREFACE by Claudio Monge. PART ONE. STATUS: LEGALITY AND CONFLICT 1. "I shall not take their churches and turn them into mosques": The Legal Status of Catholic Churches in Ottoman Galata as Prescribed by the 'Ahdnames. Radu Dipratu 2. An Endless Housing Dispute: Catholic - Muslim Conflict around the Yeni Valide and Arab Mosques in Galata, (1693-1713).Kenan Yildiz PART TWO. PEOPLE: IDENTITY, REPRESENTATION AND RELATIONS. 3. From Master to Minority: the Genoese of Pera-Galata across the Byzantine-Ottoman Boundary. Padraic Rohan 4. The Latin Vekil and the Vartaliti Family: Local Representation, Intermediary Work and Family Interests in Ottoman Istanbul (1844-1923). Gabriel Doyle. 5. Patriarch Maksimus Ma?lum's Reverse Missionary Entreprise during the Tanzimat Period: Bringing the Greek Catholics back into the Greek Rite. Anaïs Massot PART THREE. CHURCHES: FOUNDATION AND TRANSFORMATION 6. Latin, Armenian, Ottoman: Shared Space and Material Culture in the Catholic Churches of Pera and GalataPaolo Girardelli7. Notre-Dame Du Rosaire: Insights into the Construction and Contestations of the First Dominican Church of the post-Tanzimat Period. Vanessa R. de Obaldía PART FOUR. EDUCATION: NATIONALISM AND MISSION8. Italian Latin Catholics in late Ottoman Istanbul: Transnational Culture and National Education. Francesco Pongiluppi 9. The Inception and Development of the Educational Activities of the Salesian Congregation in Istanbul during the late Ottoman Period. Bugra Poyraz. CONTRIBUTORS' BIOGRAPHIES.