Positions and Possessions

Belonging in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire

Contributions by Nurcan Abacı Contributions by Zeynep Dörtok Abacı Contributions by Turan Açık Contributions by Günhan Börekçi Contributions by Boğaç Ergene Contributions by Nilüfer Alkan Günay Contributions by Nazlı İpek Hüner Contributions by Işık Tamdoğan Contributions by Veruschka Wagner Contributions by Fırat Yaşa Contributions by Suraiya Faroqhi Edited by Veruschka Wagner Edited by Fırat Yaşa

Book cover: Positions and Possessions

Extent: 207 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies

Series: Ottoman Studies / Osmanistische Studien

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(June 2026)

ISBN: 9783847119869

6.34 x 9.33 inches

Price: $57.00

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Forms and Facetts of Belonging across the Early Modern Ottoman World


The early modern Ottoman Empire offers a compelling context for exploring the many-sided and often fluid nature of belonging. Spanning vast territories and encompassing diverse ethnic, religious, and social groups, the Ottoman context reveals how this fundamental human relationship operated across religious, spatial, social, cultural, professional, and emotional dimensions simultaneously. Beyond the theoretically prescribed affiliations of legal classifications and social norms, factors like spatial proximity, individual career choices, and dependencies emerged as crucial markers. The fluidity of identity within this complex, multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and multilingual society is a key finding. The contributors demonstrate that while proximity fostered strong bonds of solidarity and shaped social hierarchy, belonging itself was often a fragile and volatile experience for both individuals and groups.

  • Contributions by Nurcan Abacı
  • Contributions by Zeynep Dörtok Abacı
  • Contributions by Turan Açık
  • Contributions by Günhan Börekçi
  • Contributions by Boğaç Ergene
  • Contributions by Nilüfer Alkan Günay
  • Contributions by Nazlı İpek Hüner
  • Contributions by Işık Tamdoğan
  • Contributions by Veruschka Wagner
  • Contributions by Fırat Yaşa
  • Contributions by Suraiya Faroqhi
  • Edited by Veruschka Wagner
  • Edited by Fırat Yaşa