Download or read book Visions of the Ottoman World in Renaissance Europe written by Andrei Pippidi and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key protagonists in discussions about the Ottoman Empire during the Renaissance included Erasmus, Luther, and Machiavelli. These discussions spawned a common market of ideas in the fifteenth and sixteenth century, as Europeans debated and represented the Ottoman threat. This book includes echoes of today's debates about the relationship of Turkey with Europe and the struggle to accommodate the descendants of the Ottomans in our midst.