Peter Kitlas
Biographic Data
| ID | 1448849 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Kitlas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Kitlas |
| SIGNATURE | KITLAS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Princeton University |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-3913-8179 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Eighteenth-Century Ottoman–Moroccan Maghrib: Mediterranean Perspectives of a Ragusan Dragoman
The eighteenth-century Ragusan dragoman, Giorgio Zurrich, took two trips to Morocco in the 1760s to secure the release of a Ragusan ship along with its captain, sailors, goods, and passengers. The official commissione from the senate along with Zurrich's letters offer a unique perspective on the Ottoman-Moroccan maghrib since they articulate a view not emanating from the imperial center, but rather an understanding mediated through a European vas…
Beyond Orientalism: Ahmad Ibn Qāsim al-Hajarī Between Europe and North Africa
Oumelbanine Zhiri begins her recent book—Beyond Orientalism: Ahmad Ibn Qāsim al-Hajarī Between Europe and North Africa—with a passage from Thomas Le Gendre’s seventeenth-century memoir written about his time in Marrakesh. Describing a meeting between the Sa’di Sultan Mulāy Zaydān (d. 1627) and an emissary from the Dutch Republic, Le Gendre mentions just three individuals: Thomas Erpenius, a professor of Oriental languages; Jacob Golius, his stude…
Dialects of diplomacy in eighteenth-century Morocco: Middle Arabic in the correspondence of ambassador Aḥmad al-Ghazzāl
Aḥmad al-Ghazzāl was a Moroccan scribe and litterateur who served as Sultan Muḥammad III's (r. 1757-1790) chief diplomat to Spain from 1766 to 1775. In this capacity he wrote over thirty letters to his Spanish and other foreign counterparts around the Mediterranean. We use these letters to examine how al-Ghazzāl strategically employed Middle Arabic, defined as a written variety that incorporates both classical and colloquial elements, as part of …
Arabic Disclosures: The Postcolonial Autobiographical Atlas By Muhsin J. al-Musawi
Journal Article Arabic Disclosures: The Postcolonial Autobiographical Atlas By Muhsin J. al-Musawi Get access Arabic Disclosures: The Postcolonial Autobiographical AtlasBy Muhsin J. al-Musawi (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2022), xvi + 502 pp. Price PB $100. EAN 978–0268201647. Peter Kitlas Peter Kitlas New York University Abu Dhabi E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Sch…
Our Sultan Must Preserve His Religion, Just as You Preserve Your Own”: Al-Ghazzāl and the Re-Forging of Islamic Diplomacy in Eighteenth-Century Morocco
Aḥmed al-Ghazzāl served as the Moroccan court’s diplomatic negotiator with Spain between 1766 and 1775. In this role, he communicated regularly with his Spanish counterpart, the Marqués de Grimaldi, leaving behind nearly forty official letters, an unparalleled number in the Moroccan royal archives – the Mudīriyyat al-Wathā’iq al-Malakiyya ( MWM ). Nevertheless, al-Ghazzāl’s career is consistently overshadowed by his abrupt dismissal from the cour…
Introduction to special section: Jazīrat al-Maghrib': North Africa as an island
Crossing the strait: Morocco, Gibraltar and Great Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries
Crossing the strait: Morocco, Gibraltar and Great Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries." The Journal of North African Studies, 22(5), pp. 910–911
Al-Miknāsī's Mediterranean Mission: Negotiating Moroccan Temporal and Spiritual Sovereignty in the Late Eighteenth Century
In 1779 the sultan of Morocco, Muḥammad bin ʿAbdallah (Muḥammad III, r. 1757–90), sent an ambassadorial delegation to Spain to ransom Ottoman-Algerian prisoners. The delegation was led by Muḥammad bin ʿUthman al-Miknāsī (d. 1799), who left a detailed account of the mission in his extant text Al-Iksīr fī fikāk al-asīr (The Elixir That Will Liberate the Prisoner). When juxtaposed on the historical record, al-Miknāsī's travelogue illustrates how Muḥ…
Introduction to special section: Jazīrat al-Maghrib': North Africa as an island
Al-Miknāsī's Mediterranean Mission: Negotiating Moroccan Temporal and Spiritual Sovereignty in the Late Eighteenth Century
In 1779 the sultan of Morocco, Muḥammad bin ʿAbdallah (Muḥammad III, r. 1757–90), sent an ambassadorial delegation to Spain to ransom Ottoman-Algerian prisoners. The delegation was led by Muḥammad bin ʿUthman al-Miknāsī (d. 1799), who left a detailed account of the mission in his extant text Al-Iksīr fī fikāk al-asīr (The Elixir That Will Liberate the Prisoner). When juxtaposed on the historical record, al-Miknāsī's travelogue illustrates how Muḥ…
Al-Miknāsī's Mediterranean Mission: Negotiating Moroccan Temporal and Spiritual Sovereignty in the Late Eighteenth Century
In 1779 the sultan of Morocco, Muḥammad bin ʿAbdallah (Muḥammad III, r. 1757–90), sent an ambassadorial delegation to Spain to ransom Ottoman-Algerian prisoners. The delegation was led by Muḥammad bin ʿUthman al-Miknāsī (d. 1799), who left a detailed account of the mission in his extant text Al-Iksīr fī fikāk al-asīr (The Elixir That Will Liberate the Prisoner). When juxtaposed on the historical record, al-Miknāsī's travelogue illustrates how Muḥ…
Crossing the strait: Morocco, Gibraltar and Great Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries
Crossing the strait: Morocco, Gibraltar and Great Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries." The Journal of North African Studies, 22(5), pp. 910–911
Introduction to special section: Jazīrat al-Maghrib': North Africa as an island
Our Sultan Must Preserve His Religion, Just as You Preserve Your Own”: Al-Ghazzāl and the Re-Forging of Islamic Diplomacy in Eighteenth-Century Morocco
Aḥmed al-Ghazzāl served as the Moroccan court’s diplomatic negotiator with Spain between 1766 and 1775. In this role, he communicated regularly with his Spanish counterpart, the Marqués de Grimaldi, leaving behind nearly forty official letters, an unparalleled number in the Moroccan royal archives – the Mudīriyyat al-Wathā’iq al-Malakiyya ( MWM ). Nevertheless, al-Ghazzāl’s career is consistently overshadowed by his abrupt dismissal from the cour…
Arabic Disclosures: The Postcolonial Autobiographical Atlas By Muhsin J. al-Musawi
Journal Article Arabic Disclosures: The Postcolonial Autobiographical Atlas By Muhsin J. al-Musawi Get access Arabic Disclosures: The Postcolonial Autobiographical AtlasBy Muhsin J. al-Musawi (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2022), xvi + 502 pp. Price PB $100. EAN 978–0268201647. Peter Kitlas Peter Kitlas New York University Abu Dhabi E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Sch…
The Eighteenth-Century Ottoman–Moroccan Maghrib: Mediterranean Perspectives of a Ragusan Dragoman
The eighteenth-century Ragusan dragoman, Giorgio Zurrich, took two trips to Morocco in the 1760s to secure the release of a Ragusan ship along with its captain, sailors, goods, and passengers. The official commissione from the senate along with Zurrich's letters offer a unique perspective on the Ottoman-Moroccan maghrib since they articulate a view not emanating from the imperial center, but rather an understanding mediated through a European vas…
Beyond Orientalism: Ahmad Ibn Qāsim al-Hajarī Between Europe and North Africa
Oumelbanine Zhiri begins her recent book—Beyond Orientalism: Ahmad Ibn Qāsim al-Hajarī Between Europe and North Africa—with a passage from Thomas Le Gendre’s seventeenth-century memoir written about his time in Marrakesh. Describing a meeting between the Sa’di Sultan Mulāy Zaydān (d. 1627) and an emissary from the Dutch Republic, Le Gendre mentions just three individuals: Thomas Erpenius, a professor of Oriental languages; Jacob Golius, his stude…
Dialects of diplomacy in eighteenth-century Morocco: Middle Arabic in the correspondence of ambassador Aḥmad al-Ghazzāl
Aḥmad al-Ghazzāl was a Moroccan scribe and litterateur who served as Sultan Muḥammad III's (r. 1757-1790) chief diplomat to Spain from 1766 to 1775. In this capacity he wrote over thirty letters to his Spanish and other foreign counterparts around the Mediterranean. We use these letters to examine how al-Ghazzāl strategically employed Middle Arabic, defined as a written variety that incorporates both classical and colloquial elements, as part of …
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