The Ottoman world : a cultural history reader, 1450-1700 / edited by Hakan T. Karateke and Helga Anetshofer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Karateke, Hakan T., editor.

Anetshofer, Helga, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918--Sources.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]

Summary:

The Ottoman lands, which extended from modern Hungary to the Arabian peninsula, were home to a vast population with a rich variety of cultures. The Ottoman World is the first primary source reader to bring a wide and diverse set of voices across Ottoman society into the classroom. Written in many languages--not only Ottoman Turkish but also Arabic, Armenian, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, and Persian--these texts, here translated, span the extent of the early modern Ottoman empire, from the 1450s to 1700. Instructors are supplied with narratives conveying the lived experiences of individuals through texts that highlight human variety and accelerate a trend away from a state-centric approach to Ottoman history. In addition, samples from court registers, legends, biographical accounts, hagiographies, short stories, witty anecdotes, jokes, and lampoons provide exciting glimpses into popular mindsets in Ottoman society. By reflecting new directions in the scholarship with an innovative choice of texts, this collection provides a vital resource for teachers and students.

Contents:

Cover

The Ottoman World

Title

Copyright

Dedication

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Preface

1 Letters of an Insecure Scholar, 1553

2 Adversities at Sea: From Basra to Gujarat, 1554

3 Memoirs of an Ottoman Captive in Malta, 1597-98

4 The Excommunication of a Greek Orthodox Priest, ca. 1642

5 Dream Letters of a Sufi Woman in Skopje, 1640s

6 Diary of a Sufi Sheikh in Plague-Ridden Istanbul, 1661

7 Ramblings of an Eccentric Sufi Exiled on Limnos, ca. Early 1680s

8 Adventures of an Ottoman Officer in Captivity, 1690-99

9 The Trial of a Heretic, 1527

10 The Life and Works of Two Mediocre Poets

11 The Extraordinary Life Story of a Scholar

12 On Servants and Slaves

13 Children and Youth

14 Women at Courts of Law

15 Prostitutes and Pimps

16 On Nocturnal Activities

17 Impostors, Frauds, and Spies

18 The Madmen of Istanbul

19 Fetvas on Non-Muslims

20 Conversion Among Ottoman Jews

21 Marriage and Divorce Among Ottoman Jews

22 News from Istanbul at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century

23 Propagating the Faith in Constantinople

24 An Armenian Chronicle of Crimea

25 On Revenants and Ghosts

26 Miracles of an Anatolian Sufi Saint

27 A Dispute Concerning Sufi Tombs, 1619

28 Preserving Public Health

29 Traditional Medicine for Everyday Ailments

30 Snake Medicine and Snake Charming in Cairo

31 On Smoking Tobacco

32 Divining Past, Present, and Future in the Sand

33 Reading Character by Appearance

34 Religious Guidance for Hunters

35 Cultivating the Land

36 Wonders of Art and Nature

37 On the Natural Advantages of Edirne

38 The Legend of the Construction of Constantinople

39 On the Construction of the Pyramids, ca. 1545

40 An Ode to Istanbul

41 Passion and Murder on the Bosphorus.

42 Stories of Guilt and Repentance

43 The Wiles of Women

44 Social Criticism and Invective in Poetry

45 Shrewd Witticisms by a Master Poet

46 Subversive Jokes Featuring a Folk Hero

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520972711

0520972716

OCLC:

1240263790