MUHAMMED NERGISI Kadija u Mostaru 1621. godine
MUHAMMED NERGISI Qadi in Mostar in 1621

Summary/Abstract: Muhammad Nergisî, a qadi, an ambitious munshi (an author of literary letters), born in Sarajevo to the family of Nergiszâde, left his mark in the irst decades of the 17th century with his professional work and the literary artistry of his insha-style. In more ways than one, he is a typical intellectual of his time, troubled with social contradictions and faced with the social reality. Over the course of his professional engagement in provinces, he strove to ind self-fulilment in the symbiosis of his professional orientation and his literary talent without concealing his ambition, dissatisfaction and unease. In his twenty-ive years long judicial career, in 1621 he was appointed a qadi in Mostar, among other cities of the Ottoman Empire. His letter from Mostar addressed to Rumeli kazasker will be presented together with the accompanying interpretation of the letter’s content, but also the context in which the letter was composed, as well as the complex socio-political environment in which such letters were written, along with their purpose.

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