Subjects of the Sultan
Subtitle: culture and daily life in the Ottoman Empire
By: Suraiya Faroqhi.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 358
Subjects: Cities and towns -- Turkey -- History.; Turkey -- Civilization -- 1288-1918.; Turkey -- Social life and customs.
Other titles: Culture and everyday life in the Ottoman Empire from the Middle Ages until the beginning of the twentieth century
Description: "Suraiya Faroqhi here explores the urban world of the Ottoman lands from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century. She describes the social significance of the popular arts and crafts of the period and examines the interaction among the diverse populations and classes of the Empire, with their varying religions and ethnic backgrounds. Even the banalities associated with the everyday are brought to life: bathing, the market, loving and grieving are all explored for the first time with scholarly rigour and fascination for a disappeared world." "Delving into personal letters, court documents, wills, correspondence with Sufi masters and the travel records of seafarers and traders, Faroqhi has identified a broad range of areas where individuals were able to create a flourishing and vibrant urban civilization, even while politically the Empire was beginning its relentless decline. By presenting a new vision of Ottoman cultural history, Subjects of the Sultan fills a huge gap and will fascinate not only historians of the Middle East but also social historians, students and discerning readers interested in history."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-351) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 Introduction; title: 2 The Emergence of an Empire; title: PART I Culture: How it was Created and Disseminated; title: 3 The Economic and Social Structure of the Ottoman Empire in; title: Early Modern Times; title: 4 Images of the World and the Times; title: 5 Borders and Those Who Crossed Them; title: 6 Women's Culture; title: PART II The Arts; title: 7 Architects, Pious Foundations and Architectural Aesthetics; title: 8 Town Life: Urban Identity and Lifestyle; title: 9 Ceremonies, Festivals and the Decorative Arts; title: 10 Readers, Writers and Storytellers; title: 11 Food, Drink and Sociability; title: PART III Cultural Change; title: 12 Crises and New Beginnings, 1770-1839; title: 13 Elegance Alafranga, Social Criticism and Tomatoes:; title: Transformations in the Culture of the Ottoman Upper; title: Class, I840-I914; title: 14 In Conclusion; title: Notes; title: Chronology; title: Bibliography; title: Index.