{"product_id":"9781847740953","title":"Against Smoking: An Ottoman Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Michot provides an introduction into the work (Risaleh Dukhaniyyeh) and an outline of the scholarly debates concerning smoking that occured in Turkey in the 16th and 17th centuries.\" —\u003ci\u003eIslamic Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAgainst Smoking\u003c\/i\u003e is a gem of scholarship. This compact book is a major contribution to the study of Islamic pietism in general and Ottoman religious and cultural history in particular.\" —Professor Ahmet T. Karamustafa, Washington University in St. Louis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the earliest Arabic texts against smoking, Ahmad al-Aqhisari's \u003ci\u003eEpistle on Tobacco\u003c\/i\u003e is presented here for the first time in a scholarly edition, together with a fully annotated English translation. Yahya Michot expertly sets the epistle within its Ottoman social, intellectual, and historical context. Includes thirty illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYahya Michot\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Islamic studies and Christian–Muslim relations at Hartford Seminary, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kube Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179263738096,"sku":"9781847740953","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781847740953_p0.jpg?v=1763747810","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781847740953","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}