Eunuchs And Sacred Boundaries In Islamic Society
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Eunuchs And Sacred Boundaries In Islamic Society
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Author : Shaun Marmon
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1995-10-26
Eunuchs And Sacred Boundaries In Islamic Society written by Shaun Marmon and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-10-26 with History categories.
In this thought-provoking interdisciplinary work, Shaun Marmon describes how eunuchs, as a category of people who embodied ambiguity, both defined and mediated critical thresholds of moral and physical space in the household, in the palace and in the tomb of pre-modern Islamic society. The author's central focus is on the sacred society of eunuchs who guarded the tomb of the Prophet Muhammad in Medina for over six centuries and whose last representatives still perform many of their time honored rituals to this day. Through Marmon's account, the "sacred" eunuchs of Medina become historical guides into uncharted dimensions of Islamic ritual, political symbolism, social order, gender and time.
Eunuchs And Sacred Boundaries In Islamic Society
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Author : Shaun Elizabeth Marmon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Eunuchs And Sacred Boundaries In Islamic Society written by Shaun Elizabeth Marmon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Cairo (Egypt) categories.
The figure of the eunuch in non-Western cultures has long been an object of mystery and mystification to the West. The aim of this study is to go beyond sensationalism and stereotypes, to offer a sensitive reconstruction of the historical role of the eunuch in Islam.
The Black Eunuchs Of The Ottoman Empire
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Author : George H. Junne
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-22
The Black Eunuchs Of The Ottoman Empire written by George H. Junne and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-22 with History categories.
The Chief Black Eunuch, appointed personally by the Sultan, had both the ear of the leader of a vast Islamic Empire and held power over a network of spies and informers, including eunuchs and slaves throughout Constantinople and beyond. The story of these remarkable individuals, who rose from difficult beginnings to become amongst the most powerful people in the Ottoman Empire, is rarely told. George Junne places their stories in the context of the wider history of African slavery, and places them at the centre of Ottoman history. The Black Eunuchs of the Ottoman Empire marks a new direction in the study of courtly politics and power in Constantinople.
Crafting History
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Author : Rachel Goshgarian
language : en
Publisher: Academic Studies PRess
Release Date : 2023-03-28
Crafting History written by Rachel Goshgarian and has been published by Academic Studies PRess this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with History categories.
It would not be an overstatement to say that Cemal Kafadar has transformed the field of Ottoman history. As a result of his pathbreaking books and articles, the field is experiencing a turn within itself as well as recasting its relationship with world history. This volume acts as a tribute to Kafadar and the important interdisciplinary work he has both done and inspired in the field. In line with the intellectual pluralism that Kafadar has cultivated over his career, readers will find a number of articles engaging with a wide range of questions, approaches, perspectives, and sources across Ottoman history. Kafadar's students and friends, individually or in pairs, researched and crafted contributions to this volume with a variety of conceptual premises, theoretical approaches, and interpretive tools to celebrate his thirty years of teaching, research, and mentorship, in addition to the overwhelming generosity of his intellectual and personal engagement.
The Chief Eunuch Of The Ottoman Harem
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Author : Jane Hathaway
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-08-30
The Chief Eunuch Of The Ottoman Harem written by Jane Hathaway and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-30 with History categories.
A study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the sultan's harem in Istanbul under the Ottoman Empire.
Medieval Islamic Civilization
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Author : Josef W. Meri
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-10-31
Medieval Islamic Civilization written by Josef W. Meri and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-31 with History categories.
Medieval Islamic Civilization examines the socio-cultural history of the regions where Islam took hold between the seventh and sixteenth century. This important two-volume work contains over 700 alphabetically arranged entries, contributed and signed by international scholars and experts in fields such as Arabic languages, Arabic literature, architecture, art history, history, history of science, Islamic arts, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, Near Eastern studies, politics, religion, Semitic studies, theology, and more. This reference provides an exhaustive and vivid portrait of Islamic civilization including the many scientific, artistic, and religious developments as well as all aspects of daily life and culture. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit www.routledge-ny.com/middleages/Islamic.
Harem Histories
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Author : Marilyn Booth
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2010
Harem Histories written by Marilyn Booth and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Health & Fitness categories.
An interdisciplinary collection of essays exploring the harem as it was imagined, represented, and experienced in Middle Eastern and North African societies, and by visitors to those societies.
The Eunuch In Byzantine History And Society
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Author : Shaun Tougher
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-06-02
The Eunuch In Byzantine History And Society written by Shaun Tougher and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-02 with History categories.
The existence of eunuchs was one of the defining features of the Byzantine Empire. Covering the whole span of the history of the empire, from the fourth to the fifteenth centuries AD, Shaun Tougher presents a comprehensive survey of the history and roles of eunuchs, making use of extensive comparative material, such as from China, Persia and the Ottoman Empire, as well as about castrato singers of the eighteenth century of Enlightenment Europe, and self-castrating religious devotees such as the Galli of ancient Rome, early Christians, the Skoptsy of Russia and the Hijras of India. The various roles played by eunuchs are examined. They are not just found as servile attendants; some were powerful political players – such as Chrysaphius who plotted to assassinate Attila the Hun – and others were prominent figures in Orthodoxy as bishops and monks. Furthermore, there is offered an analysis of how society thought about eunuchs, especially their gender identity - were they perceived as men, women, or a third sex? The broad survey of the political and social position of eunuchs in the Byzantine Empire is placed in the context of the history of the eunuch in general. An appendix listing key eunuchs of the Byzantine Empire describing their careers is included, and the text is fully illustrated.
Castration And Culture In The Middle Ages
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Author : Larissa Tracy
language : en
Publisher: DS Brewer
Release Date : 2013
Castration And Culture In The Middle Ages written by Larissa Tracy and has been published by DS Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Essays exploring medieval castration, as reflected in archaeology, law, historical record, and literary motifs. Castration and castrati have always been facets of western culture, from myth and legend to law and theology, from eunuchs guarding harems to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century castrati singers. Metaphoric castration pervadesa number of medieval literary genres, particularly the Old French fabliaux - exchanges of power predicated upon the exchange or absence of sexual desire signified by genitalia - but the plain, literal act of castration and its implications are often overlooked. This collection explores this often taboo subject and its implications for cultural mores and custom in Western Europe, seeking to demystify and demythologize castration. Its subjects includearchaeological studies of eunuchs; historical accounts of castration in trials of combat; the mutilation of political rivals in medieval Wales; Anglo-Saxon and Frisian legal and literary examples of castration as punishment; castration as comedy in the Old French fabliaux; the prohibition against genital mutilation in hagiography; and early-modern anxieties about punitive castration enacted on the Elizabethan stage. The introduction reflects on these topics in the context of arguably the most well-known victim of castration in the middle ages, Abelard. LARISSA TRACY is Associate Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University. Contributors: Larissa Tracy, Kathryn Reusch, Shaun Tougher, Jack Collins, Rolf H. Bremmer Jr, Jay Paul Gates, Charlene M. Eska, Mary A. Valante, Anthony Adams, Mary E. Leech, Jed Chandler, Ellen Lorraine Friedrich, Robert L.A. Clark, Karin Sellberg, LenaWånggren
Celibate And Childless Men In Power
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Author : Almut Höfert
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-08-15
Celibate And Childless Men In Power written by Almut Höfert and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-15 with History categories.
This book explores a striking common feature of pre-modern ruling systems on a global scale: the participation of childless and celibate men as integral parts of the elites. In bringing court eunuchs and bishops together, this collection shows that the integration of men who were normatively or physically excluded from biological fatherhood offered pre-modern dynasties the potential to use different reproduction patterns. The shared focus on ruling eunuchs and bishops also reveals that these men had a specific position at the intersection of four fields: power, social dynamics, sacredness and gender/masculinities. The thirteen chapters present case studies on clerics in Medieval Europe and court eunuchs in the Middle East, Byzantium, India and China. They analyze how these men in their different frameworks acted as politicians, participated in social networks, provided religious authority, and discuss their masculinities. Taken together, this collection sheds light on the political arena before the modern nation-state excluded these unmarried men from the circles of political power.