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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Hathaway, Jane (1962-....)
Titre(s) : The chief eunuch of the Ottoman harem [Texte imprimé] : from African slave to power-broker / Jane Hathaway
Publication : Cambridge (GB) ; New York (N.Y.) : Cambridge University Press, copyright 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-323 p.) : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly
understood. Here, Jane Hathaway offers an in-depth study of the chief of the African
eunuchs who guarded the harem of the Ottoman Empire. A wide range of primary sources
are used to analyse the Chief Eunuch's origins in East Africa and his political, economic,
and religious role from the inception of his office in the late sixteenth century
through the dismantling of the palace harem in the early twentieth century. Hathaway
highlights the origins of the institution and how the role of eunuchs developed in
East Africa, as well as exploring the Chief Eunuch's connections to Egypt and Medina.
By tracing the evolution of the office, we see how the Chief Eunuch's functions changed
in response to transformations in Ottoman society, from the generalized crisis of
the seventeenth century to the westernizing reforms of the nineteenth century"
Sujet(s) : Africains -- Empire ottoman -- Histoire
Harems (appartements) -- Empire ottoman -- Histoire
Eunuques -- Empire ottoman -- Histoire
Moeurs et coutumes -- Empire ottoman -- Histoire
Indice(s) Dewey :
956.015 (23e éd.) = Histoire - Moyen Orient - 1300-1900
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107108295. - ISBN 1107108292 (rel.). - ISBN 9781108611244 (erroné) (PDF ebook).
- ISBN 9781107519206. - ISBN 1107519209
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb456677618
Notice n° :
FRBNF45667761
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introducing the Chief Harem Eunuch ; The African connection ; Arrangement in black
and white : eunuchs in the Ottoman palace ; The creation of the office of Chief Harem
Eunuch and the career of Habeshi Mehmed Agha ; The crisis years of the seventeenth
century ; Yusuf Agha and the Köprülü reforms ; A new paradigm : El-Hajj Beshir
Agha and his successors ; Exile and the kingdom : the Chief Harem Eunuch and Egypt
; The Chief Harem Eunuch and Ottoman religious and intellectual life ; Reformed out
of existence : the dénouement of the Chief Harem Eunuch ; Memorializing the Chief
Harem Eunuch.
