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The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem - From African Slave to Power-Broker (Hardcover)
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The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem - From African Slave to Power-Broker (Hardcover)
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Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies
that are now poorly understood. Here, Jane Hathaway offers an
in-depth study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the
harem of the Ottoman Empire. A wide range of primary sources are
used to analyze the Chief Eunuch's origins in East Africa and his
political, economic, and religious role from the inception of his
office in the late sixteenth century through the dismantling of the
palace harem in the early twentieth century. Hathaway highlights
the origins of the institution and how the role of eunuchs
developed in East Africa, as well as exploring the Chief Eunuch's
connections to Egypt and Medina. By tracing the evolution of the
office, we see how the Chief Eunuch's functions changed in response
to transformations in Ottoman society, from the generalized crisis
of the seventeenth century to the westernizing reforms of the
nineteenth century.
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