The Ottoman Middle East : Studies in Honor of Amnon Cohen

This collection of articles discusses various political, social, cultural and economic aspects of the Ottoman Middle East. By using various textual and visual documents, produced in the Ottoman Empire, the collection offers new insights into the matrix of life during the long period of Ottoman rule. The different parts of the volume explore the main topics studied by Amnon Cohen: Ottoman Palestine, Egypt and the Fertile Crescent under Ottoman rule, Ottoman Jews and their relations with the surrounding societies and various social aspects of Ottoman societies. Cover 1 Title Page 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 List of Illustrations 10 Acknowledgments 12 List of Contributors 14 Introduction 20 The Ottoman Empire and Europe 28 Part One Ottoman Palestine 32 King Solomon or Sultan Süleyman? 34 The Renovations of Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808–1839) in Jerusalem 44 Ottoman Intelligence Gathering during Napoleon’s Invasion of Egypt and Palestine 64 A Note on 'Aziz (Asis) Domet: A Pro-Zionist Arab Writer 74 Part Two Ottoman Egypt and the Fertile Crescent 80 Un territoire « bien gardé » du sultan? Les Ottomans dans leur vilâyet de Basra, 1565-1568 82 Egyptian and Syrian Sufis Viewing Ottoman Turkish Sufism: Similarities, Differences, and Interactions 112 Growing Consciousness of the Child in Ottoman Syria in the 19th Century: Modes of Parenting and Education in the Middle Class 132 Part Three Ottoman Jews and the Surrounding Communities 148 Retour sur les privilèges des Alamanoğlu: Une lignée juive ottomane à travers les siècles 150 Of Orphans, Marriage, and Money: Mating Patterns of Istanbul’s Jews in the Early Nineteenth Century 168 Urban Encounters: The Muslim-Jewish Case in the Ottoman Empire 196 Part Four Social History of the Ottoman Lands 218 Shifting Patterns of Ottoman Enslavement in the Early Modern Period 220 The Last Imaret? An Imperial Ottoman Firman from 1308/1890 240 Prof. Amnon Cohen—List of Publications 258 Bibliography 266 Index 276 The Ottoman Middle East discusses various political, social, cultural and economic aspects of the Ottoman Middle East. By using various textual and visual documents, produced in the Ottoman Empire, the collection offers new insights into the matrix of life under Ottoman rule