Subjects of the Sultan: Culture and Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire - Softcover

Faroqhi, Suraiya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1850437602 ISBN 13: 9781850437604

Publisher: I.B. Tauris, 2005

Synopsis

The cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire has traditionally been presented to us through its monuments and high arts. Our understanding of its culture has thus come from a world created by and for sultans, viziers and the elite of the Empire. But what of the world of the craftsmen and tradesmen who produced the monuments and artefacts? Or the townspeople who prayed in the mosques, drank water from the sebils or passed by the mausolea in the ordinary course of their lives? How did they live and die? To date no book has adequately explored the day-to-day life of the common people during the centuries of Ottoman rule. In this new edition Faroqhi explores the urban world of the Ottoman lands from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, describing the social significance of the popular arts and crafts of the period and examining the interaction among the diverse populations and classes of the Empire.

About this title

About the Author:

Suraiya Faroqhi is Professor of Ottoman Studies at the Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, and the author of Pilgrims and Sultans (I.B. Tauris).

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About this edition

• Publisher: I.B. Tauris
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1850437602
• ISBN 13: 9781850437604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368