Death in Istanbul
death and its rituals in Ottoman-Islamic culture
1st ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Osmanlı Bankası. Arşiv ve Araştırma Merkezi. - Contributor
Publication
2005 - Ottoman Bank Archives and Research Centre, Istanbul
Language
English
Word Count
74,750 words, Guess
Page Count
299 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL23184326M
- ISBN-109759812525
- OCLC Control Number70219149
- Library of Congress Control Number2007330858
Classifications
- LCCGT3273.5.I78 E4313 2005
Alternate Titles
- Death and its rituals in Ottoman-Islamic culture
Description
Death and the city -- Death in Ottoman-Islamic culture -- Dealing with death -- Empire and death -- The birth of the Ottoman tombstone -- The evolution of the epitaph -- Women -- The uses of gravestones -- Playing with form -- Crime and punishment -- Disease and death -- Suicide -- Monumental obsession -- Aspects of modernity -- Death Alla Franca -- State, nation and death.
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