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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - What if Istanbul was not only built by emperors-but protected by hidden forces For centuries, people believed that the fate of the city was shaped by unseen powers: talismans carved into stone, statues that controlled nature, and mysterious symbols placed to guard against disaster.This was not just mythology-it was a way of understanding the city.In Talismans of Istanbul, you will discover a forgotten world preserved in Byzantine and Ottoman sources, including the Patria of Constantinople and the writings of Evliya Çelebi.Inside this book:- The copper ships of witches, whispered to move across the waters of the Bosporus- The Gorgons whose gaze was believed to hold hidden meaning- The bronze bull of Neorion Harbor, said to echo with power- The Ifrit and plague talismans that guarded the city from catastrophe- The Karakoncolos said to haunt the Pantokrator MonasteryFrom the oracle of Delphi to Apollonius of Tyana's reputed acts of protection, from Galen's effort to decipher talismanic mysteries to Byzas the legendary founder and Constantine the Great shaping the city, and from later traditions to the accounts of Mehmed II, this book traces how Istanbul's hidden powers were imagined, interpreted, and remembered across the centuries.This is not a conventional history book.It is an exploration of what people believed was possible-of a city where myth and reality were inseparable.Blending historical texts with cultural memory, Talismans of Istanbul reveals a layered vision of the city-one shaped not only by emperors and monuments, but by fear, hope, and the invisible forces believed to surround them.A city where even stone was thought to hold power.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Talismans of Istanbul | Legends, Monuments, and Myths from Oracles to Sultans | Ayla Corwin | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Golden Archive Press | EAN 9798994664513 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.