Erotica, Ottoman

by Schick, İrvin Cemil

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Like humour, erotica too varies across time and space; thus it is necessary first to define the borders of the erotic in the specific context of Ottoman society, and any such definition is bound to be subject to debate. For the purposes of this article, the erotic is taken to refer to cultural artefacts (verbal or visual) that make explicit reference to sex. Consequently, sexually explicit poetry, miniatures, shadow plays, tales, anecdotes, and proverbs, but also mystical, didactic, satirical a…

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Like humour, erotica too varies across time and space; thus it is necessary first to define the borders of the erotic in the specific context of Ottoman society, and any such definition is bound to be subject to debate. For the purposes of this article, the erotic is taken to refer to cultural artefacts (verbal or visual) that make explicit reference to sex. Consequently, sexually explicit poetry, miniatures, shadow plays, tales, anecdotes, and proverbs, but also mystical, didactic, satirical and even medical texts and a host of other forms of

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1926

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eng Islam

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Schick, İrvin Cemil

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