Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire
Contrary to the traditional image of a stagnating, conservative state, innovation and reform seem to have been constant features of Ottoman administration throughout the empire’s long history. As the relevant treatises by Ottoman administrators and intellectuals reveal, reform and change became cont...
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2021
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| description | Contrary to the traditional image of a stagnating, conservative state, innovation and reform seem to have been constant features of Ottoman administration throughout the empire’s long history. As the relevant treatises by Ottoman administrators and intellectuals reveal, reform and change became contested matters especially from the second half of the sixteenth century onwards: some authors felt the need for reform and advocated for it; others perceived changes as a challenge to the traditional order and suggested a return to what was considered the ‘Golden Age’ of the Empire. Eventually, in the grand narrative of Ottoman history, it is the Tanzimat which represents the climax of the process of transformation of the Empire. Even though it is often attributed to the influence (and pressure) of Western Europe, recent studies emphasise the internal dynamics of Ottoman society and administration rather than external factors, treating the developments of the seventeenth and the eighteenth century as a course towards modernity. This volume aims to explore Ottoman political thought and seeks answers to questions such as those: Did Ottoman political thinkers precede policy-makers in proposing reform, or did political writers feel surpassed by developments with which they did not agree? What was the relation of religion-oriented ideological currents with like-minded reforms in the fiscal and landholding systems? What was the relation between European (and/or Iranian) thought and Ottoman political developments? Was there innovative political thinking that led to the radical reforms of the Tanzimat era? Moreover, the volume seeks to investigate the relation of political ideas to the political praxis of their time: i.e. to examine the nature of political power in the various stages of the Empire, the developments that led particular groups to advocate specific reforms, the power networks at the administrative and political levels, the reception of political reform in Istanbul and the provinces, the participation of various political actors in state policy-making and its legitimisation, and so forth. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-696072025-03-22T17:08:24Z Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire Sariyannis, Marinos Ottoman empire; history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History Contrary to the traditional image of a stagnating, conservative state, innovation and reform seem to have been constant features of Ottoman administration throughout the empire’s long history. As the relevant treatises by Ottoman administrators and intellectuals reveal, reform and change became contested matters especially from the second half of the sixteenth century onwards: some authors felt the need for reform and advocated for it; others perceived changes as a challenge to the traditional order and suggested a return to what was considered the ‘Golden Age’ of the Empire. Eventually, in the grand narrative of Ottoman history, it is the Tanzimat which represents the climax of the process of transformation of the Empire. Even though it is often attributed to the influence (and pressure) of Western Europe, recent studies emphasise the internal dynamics of Ottoman society and administration rather than external factors, treating the developments of the seventeenth and the eighteenth century as a course towards modernity. This volume aims to explore Ottoman political thought and seeks answers to questions such as those: Did Ottoman political thinkers precede policy-makers in proposing reform, or did political writers feel surpassed by developments with which they did not agree? What was the relation of religion-oriented ideological currents with like-minded reforms in the fiscal and landholding systems? What was the relation between European (and/or Iranian) thought and Ottoman political developments? Was there innovative political thinking that led to the radical reforms of the Tanzimat era? Moreover, the volume seeks to investigate the relation of political ideas to the political praxis of their time: i.e. to examine the nature of political power in the various stages of the Empire, the developments that led particular groups to advocate specific reforms, the power networks at the administrative and political levels, the reception of political reform in Istanbul and the provinces, the participation of various political actors in state policy-making and its legitimisation, and so forth. 2021-05-12T02:01:38Z 2021-05-12T02:01:38Z 2021-05-11T08:29:12Z 2019 book OCN: 1258396862 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48534 9789605245535 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/69607 eng open access Crete University Press 634d3cd9-8749-4d35-8d68-ac51c8de5cf8 Chapter Power, Patronage, and Confessionalism 9789605245535 open access |
| spellingShingle | Ottoman empire; history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire |
| title | Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire |
| title_full | Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire |
| title_fullStr | Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire |
| title_short | Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire |
| title_sort | political thought and practice in the ottoman empire |
| topic | Ottoman empire; history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History |
| topic_facet | Ottoman empire; history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HB History |
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