Orthodox Christians and Muslims in Cappadocia : Local Interactions in an Ottoman Countryside (1839-1923) /

Orthodox Christians and Muslims in Cappadocia : Local Interactions in an Ottoman Countryside (1839-1923) /

This book traces the history of everyday relations of Greek-Orthodox Christians and Muslims of Cappadocia, an Ottoman countryside inhabited by various ethno-religious groups, either sharing the same settlements, or living in neighbouring villages. Based on Ottoman state archives, testimonies collect...

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Main Author: Tapia, Aude Aylin de (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Series: Christians and Jews in Muslim Societies ; 9.

Subjects:

Islam > Relations > Orthodox Eastern Church.
Religious tolerance > Turkey > Cappadocia > History.

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Call Number: DS156.C3

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Tables and Maps
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Notes on Transliteration and Transcription
  • Introduction
  • 1 Historicizing Communities and Intercommunal Relations
  • 2 Language and Locality: Producers of Collectivities
  • 3 Book Outline
  • 4 A Note on Primary Sources
  • 1 Regionality in the Time of Nationalization
  • 1 Ottoman Reforms, Nationalisms, and Missionary Movements
  • 2 The (Re-)Appearance of Cappadocia
  • 2 Naming, Identifying, and Mapping Groups in Cappadocia
  • 1 Genres of Taxonomic Grouping
  • 2 Mapping Collectivities
  • 3 Conception(s), Perception(s) and Experience(s) of Space
  • 1 Conceived Space: Administering Locality
  • 2 Residing in a Shared Space
  • 3 Private, Communitarian, and Collective Spaces
  • 4 Connected Worlds: Forging Ties between Home and Elsewhere
  • 1 Migration Patterns
  • 2 Socio-professional Background and Networks of Assistance
  • 3 Everyday Life in a Village Experiencing Emigration
  • 5 Real Estate and Natural Resources
  • 1 Private Properties
  • 2 Communal and Collective Lands
  • 6 Economic and Professional Activities
  • 1 Production and Consumption, Infrastructure, and Transportation
  • 2 Commercial Exchange and Marketplaces
  • 3 Professions, Pluriactivity, and Specialization
  • 7 Religious Conversions and Inter-religious Marriages
  • 1 Collective and Individual Conversions to Islam
  • 2 Conversion to Christianity
  • 3 Marriage: A Bridge between Communities?
  • 4 Conversion and Converts in Strife
  • 8 Shared Sacredness
  • 1 Shared Sites of Worship (See Map 3)
  • 2 The Time of Sharing
  • 3 Shared Rites and Intercessions of the Other
  • Conclusion: Doing, Undoing, and Redoing Groups in the Ottoman Countryside
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix 1: Former and Current Names of Towns and Villages (Changing Names and Names with Various Versions) 287
  • Appendix 2: Biographies of Main Informants by Settlements of Origin
  • Bibliography
  • Index.