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Exi Marmara (Altımermer)

Author(s) : Andrianopoulou Konstantina (5/29/2008)
Translation : Tsokanis Anna

For citation: Andrianopoulou Konstantina, "Exi Marmara (Altımermer)",
Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Constantinople
URL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=11379>

Έξι Μάρμαρα (12/4/2008 v.1) Exi Marmara (Altımermer) (5/25/2009 v.1) 

GLOSSARY

 

agiasma
The holy water (as well as the sacred place from where the water spurts), which the faithful drink, sprinkle or wash themselves in order to be healed.

akçe (asper)
Basic numismatic unit of the Ottoman Empire. During its "classical" period, 40 silver akçe were equivalent to a gold coin. Later, the akçe was debased and in the end of the 17th century it was replaced by the kuruş.

kadi
Office that combinbed judicial, notarial and administrative duties. The kadi, who held court at the kaza's seat, registered all legal acts and documents in the court's codices (sicil). The kadi passed judgement based on the saria (the holy law of Islam), taking also into consideration the kanun (sultanic law) and the customary law (örf). Resort to his court had all the subjects of the Empire. The kadi had also administrative duties, which he performed in collaboration with the officials of the kaza., and he had to supervise tax collection.

monitorial system
Teaching method developed by Joseph Lancaster, under which the older students (in Greek: “protoscholoi”) taught the smaller children some skill or activity.

narthex
A portico or a rectangular entrance-hall, parallel with the west end of an early Christian basilica or church.

sigillion
Lat. sigillion – seal –1. During the Byzantine Period the word sigillion refers to the official document bearing a seal issued by the imperial secretariat. The sigillia were divided into lead-seals and gold-seals (chrysobullon sigillion). The same name was used by state services for other documents. The imperial secretariat started to use the first sigillia in the mid 13th c. The Ecumenical Patriarchate replaced former documents known as “hypomnemata” with the sigillia. 2. During the Ottoman Period the sigillia were documents issued by the Patriarch usually for the confirmation of some privileges or the notification of some decision of the Synod.

wakf (vakif)
A foundation, a grant of land or other source of income, including tax revenues, which was considered to be dedicated according to the sacred law (şeriat) and was used for religious and charitable purposes.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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