Title Life after the harem : female palace slaves, patronage and the imperial Ottoman court / Betül İpşirli Argit

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020 ©2020

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents The Imperial Harem and Its Residents -- Departure from the Imperial Palace and Changing Relationships with the Imperial Court -- Marriage Patterns -- Residential Districts and Relations with Society -- Material World : Fortunes and Possessions -- Charitable Activities : Architectural Patronage and Endowments -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Residential Neighborhoods of Palace Women in intra muros Istanbul Summary "This book focuses on the female slaves of the Ottoman imperial court who lived in the imperial harem between the second half of the seventeenth century and the end of the eighteenth, and who were later manumitted and transferred from the palace. Through an analysis of a wide range of hitherto unexplored archival and historical sources, it aims to explore the various aspects of female palace slaves' lives. The book's main argument is that the manumission of female palace slaves and their departure from the palace did not mean the severing of their ties with the imperial court; rather, it signaled the beginning of a new kind of relationship that would continue in various ways until their death. This evolving relationship had implications for several parties, including the manumitted female palace slaves, the imperial court, and urban society. By tracing these women's ongoing relations with the imperial court and patronage networks after their time in the harem, this book aims to reconstruct the lives of manumitted female palace slaves in an attempt to recapture what it meant to be a palace woman in the Ottoman world. It also explores the roles and places that palace women held in the imperial court. In doing so, it offers not just a new way of understanding the workings of the imperial court, but also a new way of understanding the lives of the actors within it"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 29, 2020) Subject Harems -- Turkey -- History -- 17th century Harems -- Turkey -- History -- 18th century Enslaved women -- Turkey -- History -- 17th century Enslaved women -- Turkey -- History -- 18th century Favorites, Royal -- Turkey -- History -- 17th century Favorites, Royal -- Turkey -- History -- 18th century Favorites, Royal Harems Enslaved women SUBJECT Turkey -- Kings and rulers -- Relations with women -- History -- 17th century Turkey -- Kings and rulers -- Relations with women -- History -- 18th century Subject Turkey Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2020002838 ISBN 9781108770316 1108770312

Other Titles Hayatlarının çeşitli safhalarında harem-i hümayun cariyeleri 18. yüzyıl. English

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