Death and Life in the Ottoman Palace: Revelations of the Sultan Abdlhamid I Tomb Brookes Douglas Scott
Death and Life in the Ottoman Palace: Revelations of the Sultan Abdlhamid I Tomb Brookes Douglas Scott This book reveals multiple aspects of life in the Ottoman palace, in both its public space (the…
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Death and Life in the Ottoman Palace: Revelations of the Sultan Abdlhamid I Tomb Brookes Douglas Scott
This book reveals multiple aspects of life in the Ottoman palace, in both its public space (the chancery) and private space (the royal household and the harem). The treasure of information at this graveyard allows us to piece together a wide spectrum of details that illuminate the court funerary culture of the era, from architecture and calligraphy to funerals and epitaphs to turbans and fezzes and poetry, as we come to an understanding of the role of royal cemeteries in strengthening the bonds between the reigning House and the populace and enhancing the legitimacy of the dynasty's rule.The book first introduces It does so by exploring the Sultan Abdlhamid I Tomb in Istanbul, investigating the paths that open to us through the graves of the royalty in the mausoleum and those of the courtiers, eunuchs, concubines and female harem managers in the garden graveyard around it.
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