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Erotica, Ottoman
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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…

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Schick, İrvin Cemil, “Erotica, Ottoman”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Edited by: Kate Fleet, Gudrun Krämer, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, Devin J. Stewart. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_32034>
First published online: 2018
First print edition: 9789004356641, 2018, 2018-4



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