V. Rozov. Arabic Manuscripts from Gorky Scientific Library of St. Petersburg State University Dedicated to Sacred Spaces and Interfaith Relations in Palestine and the Levant

Vladimir Rozov 

St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
E–mail: v.rozov@spbu.ru

Arabic Manuscripts from Gorky Scientific Library of St. Petersburg State University Dedicated to Sacred Spaces
and Interfaith Relations in Palestine and the Levant

Abstract. The article is aimed to describe and analyze contents of the manuscripts from the Oriental department of Gorky Scientific Library of St. Petersburg State University, devoted to the different aspects of interfaith interaction in the holy sites of Palestine and the Syro‑Palestine region (Levant). The special focus was made on the period from the end of the Crusades to the end of 19th century. The content of various types of documents was analyzed, including travelogues (rihla), doctrinal writings, historical and geographical works (including fadaʼil al‑mudun genre), as well as one example of folk epics (“Epic of Sayyid al‑Battal”). The article includes a list of manuscripts with brief descriptions of their contents, relevant to the topic of the research. In particular, this article contains description of unique manuscripts that had not previously been the object of scientific analysis.

Keywords: archival documents, Safavids, ‘Abbas II, Sulayman, Sultan Husayn, Maryam Bigum

Acknowledgments. The research was supported by Russian Science Foundation (project No. 24‑78‑10027, https://rscf.ru/project/24‑78‑10027/).

The author would like to express his gratitude to the staff members of the Oriental Department of the Gorky Scientific Library of St. Petersburg State University for their assistance in working with the manuscripts.

DOI: 10.31250/1238-5018-2024-30-2-33-37

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Received by the Editorial Board: 31.07.2024