On the Way to the "(Un)Known"?

The Ottoman Empire in Travelogues (c. 1450-1900)
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-11-069760-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 421 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 733 g

Reihe: Studies on modern orient

This volume brings together twenty-two authors from various countries who analyze travelogues on the Ottoman Empire between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries. The travelogues reflect the colorful diversity of the genre, presenting the experiences of individuals and groups from China to Great Britain. The spotlight falls on interdependencies of travel writing and historiography, geographic spaces, and specific practices such as pilgrimages, the hajj, and the harem. Other points of emphasis include the importance of nationalism, the place and time of printing, representations of fashion, and concepts of masculinity and femininity. By displaying close, comparative, and distant readings, the volume offers new insights into perceptions of "otherness", the circulation of knowledge, intermedial relations, gender roles, and digital analysis.

Zielgruppe

Historiker, Islamwissenschaftler, Judaisten, Iranisten, Kunsthist

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gruber, Doris

Strohmeyer, Arno

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam

Über Autor(innen)

Doris Gruber, Austrian Academy of Sciences, und Arno Strohmeyer, University of Salzburg, Austria.

Doris Gruber, Austrian Academy of Sciences, and Arno Strohmeyer, University of Salzburg, Austria.