The Turkish Embassy Letters

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In this article, the writer examines Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's perception of Islam. The writer shows how these ideas are presented in 'The Turkish Embassy Letters', written by Lady Montagu. The writer explains that these letters were written when her husband was English Ambassador to Turkey in the 18th Century. In this paper, the writer points out and discusses Lady Montagu's ideas and beliefs concerning Islam, as shown in her writings.

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"In Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's 'The Turkish Embassy Letters', the author provides a detailed account of her travels through Europe to Turkey where her husband served as Ambassador. While her letters confirm some of the notions that Europeans held of the Ottoman Empire and its peoples in the early eighteenth century, the most striking aspect of Montagu's writings is that she often goes out of her way to shatter widely held stereotypes of Turkish and Islamic culture. Indeed Montagu is quick to point out the positive characteristics of Islam ... "

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