The 1720 Imperial Circumcision Celebrations in Istanbul : Festivity and Representation in the Early Eighteenth Century /

The 1720 Imperial Circumcision Celebrations in Istanbul : Festivity and Representation in the Early Eighteenth Century /

The 1720 Imperial Circumcision Celebrations in Istanbul offers the first holistic examination of an Ottoman public festival through an in-depth inquiry into different components of the 1720 event. Through a critical and combined analysis of the hitherto unknown archival sources along with the textua...

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Main Author: İşkorkutan, Sinem Erdoğan (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.

Series: The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage ; 71.

Subjects:

Ahmed > III, > Sultan of the Turks, > 1673-1736.
Circumcision > Religious aspects > Islam.
Circumcision > Turkey > Istanbul.
Festivals in art.
Festivals > Turkey > Istanbul > Management.
Festivals > Turkey > Istanbul.
Turkey > Religious life and customs.

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Call Number: GN484

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Preparing the Festival
  • 2. Staging the Festival
  • 3. Representing the Festival
  • Conclusions
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.