Nina Macaraig

Cemberlitas Hamami in Istanbul

The Biographical Memoir of a Turkish Bath

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Produktbeschreibung

Istanbul's Çemberlitas Hamami provides a case study for the cultural, social and economic functions of Turkish bathhouses over time Bathhouses (hamams) play a prominent role in Turkish culture, because of their architectural value and social function as places of hygiene, relaxation and interaction. Continuously shaped by social and historical change, the life story of Mimar Sinan's Çemberlitas Hamami in Istanbul provides an important example: established in 1583/4, it was modernized during the Turkish Republic (since 1923) and is now a tourist attraction. As a social space shared by tourists and Turks, it is a critical site through which to investigate how global tourism affects local traditions and how places provide a nucleus of cultural belonging in a globalized world. This original study, taking a biographical approach to tell the story of a Turkish bathhouse, contributes to the fields of Islamic, Ottoman and modern Turkish cultural, architectural, social and economic history. Key Features Weaves together Ottoman and modern Turkish architectural, cultural, social, economic and other strands of history in examining an important element of everyday life Applies a biographical approach that presents a new paradigm for the discussion of architectural monuments, not only in an Ottoman context, but across time and space Reconstructs the story of the hamam using architectural surveys, archival documents, media analysis and participant observation Takes an experimental approach in terms of the organisation and presentation of Ottoman architectural history Nina Macaraig is Visiting Associate Professor at Koç University, Istanbul and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of California, Riverside. She is co-editor of Istanbul and Water (2015) and editor of Bathing Culture of Anatolian Civilizations: Architecture, History and Imagination (2011).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9781474434102
• ISBN-10: 147443410X
• Artikelnr.: 52414169

Autorenporträt

Nina Macaraig is Visiting Associate Professor at Koç University, Istanbul. She is co-editor of Istanbul and Water (2015) and editor of Bathing Culture of Anatolian Civilizations: Architecture, History and Imagination (2011).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration List of Illustrations List
of Tables
Introduction
Chapter 1: Ancestry The Patroness: Nurbanu Sultan The Architect: Sinan
Origins
Chapter 2: Family The Atik Valide Vakfi The Atik Valide Mosque Complex The
Endowed Hamams
Chapter 3: From Birth to Breadwinner The Birth Getting Ready to Work The
Hamam's Employees The Hamam's Customers Making Money
Chapter 4: Impressions and Identities A Place for Ritual Cleansing A Place
for Socialising A Place for Carnal Pleasure A Place for Healing Pride of
the City
Chapter 5: In Sickness and in Health Symptoms: Evidence for Renovations
Causes: Fires, Earthquakes and Other Calamities Treatment: Repair and
Renovation Work
Chapter 6: Old Age Renegotiating of Economic Family Relations: Double-Rent
Mutilation A New Identity I: Emblem of Ottoman Heritage in the Nineteenth
Century A New Identity II: Emblem of Ottoman Heritage in the Early Republic
Survival
Chapter 7: Second Spring A New Identity III: Tourist Attraction A New
Identity IV: Object of Ottomania A New Identity V: The Managers' and
Employee's Perspectives A New Identity VI: The Digital Age
Epilogue
Appendix: Excerpts from the Endowment Deed of the Atik Valide Vakfi
References Index