The Empress Nurbanu and Ottoman Politics in the Sixteenth Century: Building the Atik Valide

ISBN-13: 9781138099791 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 172 str.

Pinar Kayaalp

Opis

Nurbanu (1525-1583) is one of the most prominent yet least studied royal women of the Ottoman dynasty. This book concentrates on the Atik Valide mosque complex, which constitutes the architectural embodiment of Nurbanu’s prestige, power and piety.

Spis treści

Preface  1. The Shift in the Ottoman Patronage System between the 16th and 17th Centuries  2. The Emergence and Rise of Nurbanu in Ottoman Dynastic Politics  3. The Written Records of the Atik Valide  4. The Functional and Iconographic Significance of Nurbanu's Monument  Conclusion  Appendices  Bibliography

O autorze

Pinar Kayaalp is Associate Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey, USA.