Daily life in the Ottoman Empire
By: Mehrdad Kia
Series: The Greenwood Press daily life through history series; Greenwood Press "Daily life through history" series
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780313336928; 9780313064029
Subjects: Social conditions; Civilization; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical overview; title: Sultan and the palace; title: Governing an empire; title: Cities, towns, and villages : merchants, craftsmen, and peasants; title: Religious communities; title: Muslims; title: Islamic law and education; title: Sufi orders and popular culture; title: Marriage and courtship; title: Sex and family; title: Eating, drinking, smoking, and celebrating; title: Games and popular sports; title: Sickness, death, and dying.