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The Chief Eunuch Of The Ottoman Harem From African Slave To Powerbroker Jane Hathaway

SKU: BELL-43801602

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The Chief Eunuch Of The Ottoman Harem From African Slave To Powerbroker Jane Hathaway instant download after payment.

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

File Extension: PDF

File size: 12 MB

Pages: 339

Author: Jane Hathaway

ISBN: 9781107108295, 9781316257876, 1107108292, 1316257878

Language: English

Year: 2020

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The Chief Eunuch Of The Ottoman Harem From African Slave To Powerbroker Jane Hathaway by Jane Hathaway 9781107108295, 9781316257876, 1107108292, 1316257878 instant download after payment.

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 analyze 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.