The Guilds of Ottoman Jerusalem (Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage, Vol. 21) (Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage)

This Is A Book About The Economic And Social Realities Of A World That Existed In The Middle East Up To Our Days, Seen Through The Kaleidoscope Of One Important Town - Jerusalem. The Reconstruction Of All The Guilds That Functioned During The Ottoman Period Draws On The Untapped Archives Of The Local Court Of Muslim Jerusalem (xvith-xviiith Centuries) - But It Includes A Plethora Of Information On The Christians And Jews Of That Town Who Actively Participated In Its Economic Life. About 50 Different Guilds Are Described: Goldsmiths And Blacksmiths, Tourist Guides And Undertakers, Tailors And Carpenters, Soap Makers And Cotton Weavers, Beauticians And Bookbinders. The Modus Operandi Of Each Guild, And Of The System As A Whole, Are Analysed And Presented For The First Time As Precursers Of Civil Society. The Book Holds Also 19 Original Documents - Facsimiles Plus Translations - Illustrating The Activity Of Several Central Guilds. Readership: Academic Institutions Teaching Middle East History, Social And Economic Historians, Palestinian Institutions And Everyone Interested In Palestinian Histories, Jewish Institutions And Historians, All Universities And Public Libraries In Turkey And Israel.--jacket. The Guilds -- Food And Drink -- Butchers -- Slaughterers -- Bread Supply -- Extractors Of Sesame Oil -- Sweetmeat Producers -- Coffee Sellers -- Municipal Services -- Water Carriers -- Bathhouse Janitors -- Scavengers -- Washers Of The Dead -- Undertakers And Diggers -- Tourist Guides -- Beauticians -- Physicians -- Veterinarians -- Leather Goods -- Tanners -- Shoemakers -- Cobblers -- Makers Of Waterskins -- Metal Works -- Gold And Silversmiths -- Blacksmiths -- Sword Makers And Knifesmiths -- Coppersmiths And Tin-platers -- Textile Production -- Cotton Merchants -- Weavers -- Dyers -- Tinters And Bleachers -- Cloth Printers -- Cloak Weavers -- Tailors -- Silk Merchants -- Goat-hair Weavers -- House And Household -- Carpenters -- Potters -- Builders -- Trade -- Grocers -- Greengrocers -- Spice Dealers -- Soap Merchants -- Soap Porters -- Muleteers -- Bookbinders And Booksellers -- Public Criers And Brokers -- Conclusion--guilds As Harbingers Of Civil Society. By Amnon Cohen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Table of Contents......Page 6 PART ONE: THE GUILDS......Page 8 A. A Few Introductory Remarks......Page 10 Map of Jerusalem......Page 16 B. The Guilds of Jerusalem......Page 17 1. Butchers......Page 20 2. Slaughterers......Page 27 3. Bread supply......Page 30 4. Extractors of sesame oil......Page 46 5. Sweetmeat producers......Page 55 6. Coffee sellers......Page 57 7. Water carriers......Page 66 8. Bathhouse janitors......Page 70 9. Scavengers......Page 77 10. Washers of the dead......Page 82 11-12. Undertakers and diggers......Page 83 13. Tourist guides......Page 86 14. Beauticians......Page 87 15. Physicians......Page 88 17. Tanners......Page 92 18. Shoemakers......Page 100 19. Cobblers......Page 103 20. Makers of waterskins......Page 105 21. Gold and silversmiths......Page 107 22. Blacksmiths......Page 119 23. Sword makers and knifesmiths......Page 122 24-25. Coppersmiths and tin-platers......Page 123 26. Cotton merchants......Page 126 27. Weavers......Page 131 28. Dyers......Page 137 29. Tinters and bleachers......Page 143 30. Cloth printers......Page 144 31. Cloak weavers......Page 146 32. Tailors......Page 148 33. Silk merchants......Page 151 34. Goat-hair weavers......Page 153 35. Carpenters......Page 156 36. Potters......Page 158 37. Builders......Page 159 38. Grocers......Page 161 39. Greengrocers......Page 165 40. Spice dealers......Page 169 41. Soap merchants......Page 174 42. Soap porters......Page 180 43. Muleteers......Page 182 44. Bookbinders & booksellers......Page 184 45. Public criers & brokers......Page 185 C. Conclusion—Guilds as Harbingers of Civil Society......Page 191 PART TWO: DOCUMENTS......Page 210 Documents I-XIX......Page 212 Bibliography......Page 304 C......Page 307 I......Page 308 M......Page 309 S......Page 310 Y......Page 311 Z......Page 312 Table of Contents 6 PART ONE: THE GUILDS 8 A. A Few Introductory Remarks 10 Map of Jerusalem 16 B. The Guilds of Jerusalem 17 A. Food and drink 20 1. Butchers 20 2. Slaughterers 27 3. Bread supply 30 4. Extractors of sesame oil 46 5. Sweetmeat producers 55 6. Coffee sellers 57 B. Municipal services 66 7. Water carriers 66 8. Bathhouse janitors 70 9. Scavengers 77 10. Washers of the dead 82 11-12. Undertakers and diggers 83 13. Tourist guides 86 14. Beauticians 87 15. Physicians 88 16. Veterinarians 92 C. Leather goods 92 17. Tanners 92 18. Shoemakers 100 19. Cobblers 103 20. Makers of waterskins 105 D. Metal works 107 21. Gold and silversmiths 107 22. Blacksmiths 119 23. Sword makers and knifesmiths 122 24-25. Coppersmiths and tin-platers 123 E. Textile production 126 26. Cotton merchants 126 27. Weavers 131 28. Dyers 137 29. Tinters and bleachers 143 30. Cloth printers 144 31. Cloak weavers 146 32. Tailors 148 33. Silk merchants 151 34. Goat-hair weavers 153 F. House and household 156 35. Carpenters 156 36. Potters 158 37. Builders 159 G. Trade 161 38. Grocers 161 39. Greengrocers 165 40. Spice dealers 169 41. Soap merchants 174 42. Soap porters 180 43. Muleteers 182 44. Bookbinders & booksellers 184 45. Public criers & brokers 185 C. Conclusion—Guilds as Harbingers of Civil Society 191 PART TWO: DOCUMENTS 210 Documents I-XIX 212 Bibliography 304 Index 307 A 307 B 307 C 307 D 308 E 308 F 308 G 308 H 308 I 308 J 309 K 309 L 309 M 309 N 310 O 310 P 310 Q 310 R 310 S 310 T 311 U 311 V 311 W 311 Y 311 Z 312 This reconstruction of the guilds that functioned in Jerusalem during the Ottoman period draws on the archives of the local court of Muslim Jerusalem, but also includes information on the Jewish and Christan communities. About 50 different guilds are described: Goldsmiths and blacksmiths, tourist guides and undertakers, tailors and carpenters, soap makers and cotton weavers, beauticians and bookbinders. The modus operandi of each guild, and of the system as a whole, are analysed and presented as precursers of civil society. The book also holds 19 original documents - facsimiles plus translations - illustrating the activity of several central guilds. The 50 guilds of Ottoman Jerusalem (production, services, commerce) are thoroughly described and analysed for the first time, based on internal plethora of evidence gathered from the unique source of the sijill court records of the XVIth-XVIIIth centuries. 19 facsimiles + translations.