Secrets of the harem
By
Carla Coco; translated from the Italian by Francesca White
Contributor
Carla Coco; translated from the Italian by Francesca White
Periodical
0
Serial
3523
Publisher
Philip Wilson, London
Description
191
ISBN / ISSN No.
0856674923
Subject
1. Harems -- Turkey; 2. Women -- Turkey -- Social conditions; 3. Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
Summay
The harem, a mystical place of pleasure, is one of the most enticing institutions of Islamic culture, perceived to represent family and sexual traditions far different from those of the Western world. Turkish harems, in particular, have remained largely s
Keyword
Women social life and conditions in Turkey, women of the Ottoman empire, Turkish harem.
Accession No.
3523
Category
Women Art