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Positions and Possessions - Belonging in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire

English · Hardback

Will be released 20.04.2026

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The early modern Ottoman Empire offers a captivating lens through which to examine the multifaceted nature of belonging. Spanning vast territories and encompassing diverse ethnic, religious, and social groups, the Ottoman context reveals how this fundamental human relationship operated across religious, spatial, social, cultural, professional, and emotional dimensions simultaneously. Beyond the theoretically prescribed affiliations of legal classifications and social norms, factors like spatial proximity, individual career choices, and dependencies emerged as crucial markers. The fluidity of identity within this complex, multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and multilingual society is a key finding. The contributors demonstrate that while proximity fostered strong bonds of solidarity and shaped social hierarchy, belonging itself was often a fragile and volatile experience for both individuals and groups.

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Assisted by Veruschka Wagner (Editor), F¿rat Ya¿a (Editor), Firat Yasa (Editor)
Publisher V&R unipress
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Release 20.04.2026
 
EAN 9783847119869
ISBN 978-3-8471-1986-9
Series Ottoman Studies / Osmanistische Studien
Subject Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918

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