ISBN:
9789004437562
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (312 pages)
Series Statement:
The Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage Ser.
Parallel Title:
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Keywords:
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Abstract:
Intro -- The 1720 Imperial Circumcision Celebrations in Istanbul: Festivity and Representation in the Early Eighteenth Century -- Copyright -- Contents -- Note on Transliteration and Translation -- Acknowledgments -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- 1 The Reign of Ahmed iii and the 1720 Festival -- 2 Historiographical Framework -- 3 Previous Research on Ottoman Festivals -- 4 This Book -- 1 Preparing the Festival -- 1 In Search of Utensils -- 2 Food Provisioning -- 3 Making Nahils and Candy Gardens -- 4 Registering the Names of Uncircumcised Boys and Performers -- 2 Staging the Festival -- 1 Food-related Events -- 2 Spectacles on Land and Sea -- 3 Gifting -- 3 Representing the Festival -- 1 Commissioning Process of the Illustrated Surnames -- 2 Iconography and Image-making -- 3 Narrating the 1720 Festival in Imagery -- Conclusions -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.
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