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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 festival’s organizational details and preparations, its complex rites (related to consumption, exchange, competition), and its representation in court-commissioned illustrated festival books (sūrnāmes).
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 Erdoğan İşkorkutan, Ph.D. (2017), Boğaziçi 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.
Note on Transliteration and Translation
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
1The Reign of Ahmed
III
and the 1720 Festival
2Historiographical Framework
3Previous Research on Ottoman Festivals
4This Book
1Preparing the Festival
1In Search of Utensils
1.1Borrowing From Court Institutions and Purchasing From the Market
1.2Borrowing Utensils From Officials and City Dwellers
2Food Provisioning
3Making Nahils and Candy Gardens
3.1Officials, Merchants, and Craftsmen Working Together
4Registering the Names of Uncircumcised Boys and Performers
4.1Boys Registered for the Circumcision
4.2Performers Registered for the Festival
2Staging the Festival
1Food-Related Events
1.1Distribution of Food Allowances
1.2Donations Through Food
1.3“They Ate His Food, Drank His Sherbet”: Imperial Banquets
2Spectacles on Land and Sea
2.1Marvelous Shows Enacted
2.2Some Events as Performances
2.3Guild Parades
3Gifting
3.1Monetary Gifts to Attendants and Performers
3.2Robes of Honor to Dignitaries and Officials
3.3Providing Circumcision and Clothing for Boys
3.4A Piece of Jewelry or a Simple Candlestick: Obligatory Gifts Presented to the Sultan
3Representing the Festival
1Commissioning Process of the Illustrated Sūrnāmes
1.1Supervision of the Project
1.2Painters Working for the Illustrated Sūrnāmes
1.3The 1720 Festival Paintings in the Ottoman Book Painting Tradition
2Iconography and Image-Making
3Narrating the 1720 Festival in Imagery
3.1Serial Images of Processions and Guild Parades
3.2Narrating the Public Celebrations of the 1720 Festival in Imagery
Conclusions
Selected Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
1The Reign of Ahmed
2Historiographical Framework
3Previous Research on Ottoman Festivals
4This Book
1Preparing the Festival
1In Search of Utensils
1.1Borrowing From Court Institutions and Purchasing From the Market
1.2Borrowing Utensils From Officials and City Dwellers
2Food Provisioning
3Making Nahils and Candy Gardens
3.1Officials, Merchants, and Craftsmen Working Together
4Registering the Names of Uncircumcised Boys and Performers
4.1Boys Registered for the Circumcision
4.2Performers Registered for the Festival
2Staging the Festival
1Food-Related Events
1.1Distribution of Food Allowances
1.2Donations Through Food
1.3“They Ate His Food, Drank His Sherbet”: Imperial Banquets
2Spectacles on Land and Sea
2.1Marvelous Shows Enacted
2.2Some Events as Performances
2.3Guild Parades
3Gifting
3.1Monetary Gifts to Attendants and Performers
3.2Robes of Honor to Dignitaries and Officials
3.3Providing Circumcision and Clothing for Boys
3.4A Piece of Jewelry or a Simple Candlestick: Obligatory Gifts Presented to the Sultan
3Representing the Festival
1Commissioning Process of the Illustrated Sūrnāmes
1.1Supervision of the Project
1.2Painters Working for the Illustrated Sūrnāmes
1.3The 1720 Festival Paintings in the Ottoman Book Painting Tradition
2Iconography and Image-Making
3Narrating the 1720 Festival in Imagery
3.1Serial Images of Processions and Guild Parades
3.2Narrating the Public Celebrations of the 1720 Festival in Imagery
Conclusions
Selected Bibliography
Index
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.