This book explores the history of natural disasters in the Ottoman
Empire and the responses to them on the state, communal, and
individual levels. Yaron Ayalon argues that religious boundaries
between Muslims and non-Muslims were far less significant in
Ottoman society than commonly believed. Furthermore, the emphasis
on Islamic principles and the presence of Islamic symbols in the
public domain were measures the state took to enhance its
reputation and political capital - occasional discrimination of
non-Muslims was only a by-product of these measures. This study
sheds new light on flight and behavioral patterns in response to
impending disasters by combining historical evidence with studies
in social psychology and sociology. Employing an approach that
mixes environmental and social history with the psychology of
disasters, this work asserts that the handling of such disasters
was crucial to both the rise and the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
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