الكورد وكوردستان في الجزء الثاني من كتاب بوتان دراسة تاريخية طبوغرافية للمستشرق الالماني مارتين هارتمان

Abstract

This study is dedicated to research the second book of "Bothan" by the German Orientalist, Martin Hartman, was published during 1896- 1897. The book provides valuable information about the history and geography of the distinguished part of Kurdistan. Herein, we have investigated and analyzed the references used by the author, mostly undiscovered ones yet. This research is an analytical study to the second book ( the research about the first book was published earlier in this magazine). In the second part Hartman covers Mountains, Rivers and the inhabitants of "Jazira Bohtan". The references used by Hartman are specified to Assyrian, Syriac, Aramic, Greek, and Roman Latin up to the Islamic Geographists, and modern European Orientalists' sourses. Moreover, it provides a diagram about all those passed by the location of "Jazira Bohtan". Part of the study is specified to the analysis on the terminology of the "Kurds". Herein, Hartman investigated roots of the term and gives accurate information about what does the word "Kurd"mean and what are the sources that covered the subject, where and which areas acmmodate the land of Kurds. The research has answer to all those kind of questions.