Ottoman Census Book As Sources For Historical Demography:research Possibilities, Exactness And Methodological Doubts Cover Image

Osmanske popisne knjige defteri kao izvori za istorijsku demografiju: mogućnosti istraživanja, tačnost pokazatelja i metodološke nedoumice
Ottoman Census Book As Sources For Historical Demography:research Possibilities, Exactness And Methodological Doubts

Author(s): Ema Miljković
Subject(s): History
Published by: Универзитет у Нишу
Keywords: Ottoman Empire; Historical Demography; Ottoman Census Books Defters; 15th century; 16th century

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to point out to the Ottoman census books defter as possible valuable sources for historical demography, mainly in the frame of Serbian histo- riography. The author has elaborated research possibilities on the basis of the defters content, as well as methodological issues concerning their appropriate value for such research, as well as many doubts that faces every single researcher who studies this kind of sources. The special attention was paid to the flagrant example of scientific abuse by publishing this kind of sources.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 363-373
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Serbian
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