The Ottomans and Early Modernity: A View from the Long Sixteenth Century
Thursday, February 25th, 2016
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, February 25, 2016 | 4:00PM - 6:00PM | External Event, Natalie Zemon Davis Conference Room Sidney Smith Hall 2098 100 St. George Street |
Series
Seminar in Ottoman & Turkish Studies
Description
The Ottomans and Early Modernity:
A View from the Long Sixteenth Century (AH 857-1000/AD 1453-1591/92)
Registration is not required for this event.
Several Ottomanists now use the label “early modern” to anchor the Ottoman enterprise within larger contexts. Indeed, the Ottoman case shares several meaningful trends and dynamics with the European and Asian societies of the early modern period, such as empire building, vernacularization, a type of “confessionalization,” new forms of writing and authorship, etc. At the same time, it has been argued that the indiscriminate use of the label “early modern” erases the nuances of Ottoman history, because it seeks to make it fit into a model that has been developed for European history. In this presentation, I will revisit the period between 1453 and 1591/92, and discuss the transformation of the Ottoman enterprise within regional and global frameworks. I will then ask questions about what made the Ottomans early modern, and, more importantly, about whether the Ottoman experience offers meaningful comparisons for the study of contemporary Asian and European societies.
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