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

By: Argıt, Betül İpşirli [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: English Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020Description: pages cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781108488365; 9781108726252Uniform titles: Hayatlarının çeşitli safhalarında harem-i hümayun cariyeleri 18. yüzyıl. English Subject(s): Harems -- Turkey -- History -- 17th century | Harems -- Turkey -- History -- 18th century | Women slaves -- Turkey -- History -- 17th century | Women slaves -- Turkey -- History -- 18th century | Favorites, Royal -- Turkey -- History -- 17th century | Favorites, Royal -- Turkey -- History -- 18th century | Turkey -- Kings and rulers -- Relations with women -- History -- 17th century | Turkey -- Kings and rulers -- Relations with women -- History -- 18th centuryAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Life after the haremDDC classification: 306.3/6208209561 LOC classification: HQ1726.7 | .A7413 2020
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.