The cultural heritage of the Ottoman Empire has traditionally been
presented to us through its monuments and high arts. Our
understanding of its culture has thus come from a world created by
and for sultans, viziers and the elite of the Empire. But what of
the world of the craftsmen and tradesmen who produced the monuments
and artefacts? Or the townspeople who prayed in the mosques, drank
water from the sebils or passed by the mausolea in the ordinary
course of their lives? How did they live and die? To date no book
has adequately explored the day-to-day life of the common people
during the centuries of Ottoman rule. In this new edition Faroqhi
explores the urban world of the Ottoman lands from the Middle Ages
to the early 20th century, describing the social significance of
the popular arts and crafts of the period and examining the
interaction among the diverse populations and classes of the
Empire.
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