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The 1720 Imperial Circumcision Celebrations in Istanbul
Festivity and Representation in the Early Eighteenth Century
Series: - The Ottoman Empire and its Heritage, Volume: 71
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The 1720 Imperial Circumcision Celebrations in Istanbul offers the first holistic examination of an Ottoman public festival through an in-depth inquiry into different components of the 1720 event. Through a critical and combined analysis of the hitherto unknown archival sources along with the textual and pictorial narratives on the topic, the book vividly illustrates the festivalâs organizational details and preparations, its complex rites (related to consumption, exchange, competition), and its representation in court-commissioned illustrated festival books (sÅ«rnÄmes).
To analyze all these phases in a holistic manner, the book employs an interdisciplinary approach by using the methodological tools of history, art history, and performance studies and thus, provides a new methodological and conceptual framework for the study of Ottoman celebrations.
To analyze all these phases in a holistic manner, the book employs an interdisciplinary approach by using the methodological tools of history, art history, and performance studies and thus, provides a new methodological and conceptual framework for the study of Ottoman celebrations.
Sinem ErdoÄan Ä°Åkorkutan, Ph.D. (2017), BoÄaziçi University, Department of History, published articles on early modern Ottoman history and art history, and recently co-edited a special journal volume on Ottoman celebrations and festivals.
âNote on Transliteration and Translation
âAcknowledgments
âList of Figures and Tables
âIntroduction
â1The Reign of AhmedIII and the 1720 Festival
â2Historiographical Framework
â3Previous Research on Ottoman Festivals
â4This Book
â1Preparing the Festival
â1In Search of Utensils
â1.1Borrowing From Court Institutions and Purchasing From the Market
â1.2Borrowing Utensils From Officials and City Dwellers
â2Food Provisioning
â3Making Nahils and Candy Gardens
â3.1Officials, Merchants, and Craftsmen Working Together
â4Registering the Names of Uncircumcised Boys and Performers
â4.1Boys Registered for the Circumcision
â4.2Performers Registered for the Festival
â2Staging the Festival
â1Food-Related Events
â1.1Distribution of Food Allowances
â1.2Donations Through Food
â1.3âThey Ate His Food, Drank His Sherbetâ: Imperial Banquets
â2Spectacles on Land and Sea
â2.1Marvelous Shows Enacted
â2.2Some Events as Performances
â2.3Guild Parades
â3Gifting
â3.1Monetary Gifts to Attendants and Performers
â3.2Robes of Honor to Dignitaries and Officials
â3.3Providing Circumcision and Clothing for Boys
â3.4A Piece of Jewelry or a Simple Candlestick: Obligatory Gifts Presented to the Sultan
â3Representing the Festival
â1Commissioning Process of the Illustrated SÅ«rnÄmes
â1.1Supervision of the Project
â1.2Painters Working for the Illustrated SÅ«rnÄmes
â1.3The 1720 Festival Paintings in the Ottoman Book Painting Tradition
â2Iconography and Image-Making
â3Narrating the 1720 Festival in Imagery
â3.1Serial Images of Processions and Guild Parades
â3.2Narrating the Public Celebrations of the 1720 Festival in Imagery
âConclusions
âSelected Bibliography
âIndex
âAcknowledgments
âList of Figures and Tables
âIntroduction
â1The Reign of Ahmed
â2Historiographical Framework
â3Previous Research on Ottoman Festivals
â4This Book
â1Preparing the Festival
â1In Search of Utensils
â1.1Borrowing From Court Institutions and Purchasing From the Market
â1.2Borrowing Utensils From Officials and City Dwellers
â2Food Provisioning
â3Making Nahils and Candy Gardens
â3.1Officials, Merchants, and Craftsmen Working Together
â4Registering the Names of Uncircumcised Boys and Performers
â4.1Boys Registered for the Circumcision
â4.2Performers Registered for the Festival
â2Staging the Festival
â1Food-Related Events
â1.1Distribution of Food Allowances
â1.2Donations Through Food
â1.3âThey Ate His Food, Drank His Sherbetâ: Imperial Banquets
â2Spectacles on Land and Sea
â2.1Marvelous Shows Enacted
â2.2Some Events as Performances
â2.3Guild Parades
â3Gifting
â3.1Monetary Gifts to Attendants and Performers
â3.2Robes of Honor to Dignitaries and Officials
â3.3Providing Circumcision and Clothing for Boys
â3.4A Piece of Jewelry or a Simple Candlestick: Obligatory Gifts Presented to the Sultan
â3Representing the Festival
â1Commissioning Process of the Illustrated SÅ«rnÄmes
â1.1Supervision of the Project
â1.2Painters Working for the Illustrated SÅ«rnÄmes
â1.3The 1720 Festival Paintings in the Ottoman Book Painting Tradition
â2Iconography and Image-Making
â3Narrating the 1720 Festival in Imagery
â3.1Serial Images of Processions and Guild Parades
â3.2Narrating the Public Celebrations of the 1720 Festival in Imagery
âConclusions
âSelected Bibliography
âIndex
All interested in the history of Ottoman Empire, art history, festivals and celebrations, and those interested in performance studies, folklore, and history of material culture.