Vanessa R De Obaldía
Biographic Data
| ID | 4153670 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa R De Obaldía |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa R |
| FAMILY NAME | De Obaldía |
| SIGNATURE | DE OBALDÍA V R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Goldsmiths University of London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0673-2136 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Panagia Portaïtissa of Kydonies / Ayvalık: The Consequences of the 1923 Population Exchange for a metochion of the Athonite Monastery of Iveron
a late 19th century former Rum Orthodox shrine and Athonite metochion stands in the old quarter of the Aegean coastal city of Ayvalık / Kydonies. Once graced with the name Portaïtissia [Πορταϊτίσσηα] in dedication to the icon of Panagia Portaïtissa (Our Lady the Gatekeeper) preserved at Iveron Monastery, the stone building, monks’ quarters, and surrounding garden are private property. Important information from unpublished archival sources writte…
Zeyneb Hanım’s Vakıf: Property Substitution (istibdāl) in Ottoman Istanbul seen through an Eighteenth Century Imperial Edict from the Dominican Archives
In Ottoman Istanbul, a Muslim woman called Zeyneb Hanım who owned endowed and freehold properties undertook to transfer them in a process known as substitution ( istibdāl ). This study reveals details about the actor, her motivations, and her properties with their locations, dimensions, boundaries, and income, in addition to the legal processes and conditions of the property substitution through a single Ottoman archival source. A previously unpu…
‘Being an Alevi Woman Means Enlightenment and Freedom’: Insights into Gender Equality through Cemevi and Dergah Case Studies in Istanbul
The main aim of this study is to demonstrate the principle of gender equality in relation to its spatial and practical implementation in Alevi places of worship ( cemevi and dergah ) and in participatory roles within Alevi institutions from two perspectives. Firstly, in terms of women’s empowerment and participation at the administrative level through case studies of Hazreti Ali Cemevi in Sultangazi and Karaağaç Bektaşi Dergah in Sütlüce, both of…
The Preservation of Galata’s St. George Explored through Ottoman Documents
In the predominantly Christian district of Galata, churches were vulnerable to the frequent conflagrations which spread through the wooden buildings that predominated the urban landscape. The Latin Catholic Church of St. George was a victim to three fires during the seventeenth century and one in the early eighteenth century. This study aims to explore this history of the church, the preservation of its properties and of its historical claim to t…
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The Preservation of Galata’s St. George Explored through Ottoman Documents
In the predominantly Christian district of Galata, churches were vulnerable to the frequent conflagrations which spread through the wooden buildings that predominated the urban landscape. The Latin Catholic Church of St. George was a victim to three fires during the seventeenth century and one in the early eighteenth century. This study aims to explore this history of the church, the preservation of its properties and of its historical claim to t…
‘Being an Alevi Woman Means Enlightenment and Freedom’: Insights into Gender Equality through Cemevi and Dergah Case Studies in Istanbul
The main aim of this study is to demonstrate the principle of gender equality in relation to its spatial and practical implementation in Alevi places of worship ( cemevi and dergah ) and in participatory roles within Alevi institutions from two perspectives. Firstly, in terms of women’s empowerment and participation at the administrative level through case studies of Hazreti Ali Cemevi in Sultangazi and Karaağaç Bektaşi Dergah in Sütlüce, both of…
Zeyneb Hanım’s Vakıf: Property Substitution (istibdāl) in Ottoman Istanbul seen through an Eighteenth Century Imperial Edict from the Dominican Archives
In Ottoman Istanbul, a Muslim woman called Zeyneb Hanım who owned endowed and freehold properties undertook to transfer them in a process known as substitution ( istibdāl ). This study reveals details about the actor, her motivations, and her properties with their locations, dimensions, boundaries, and income, in addition to the legal processes and conditions of the property substitution through a single Ottoman archival source. A previously unpu…
Panagia Portaïtissa of Kydonies / Ayvalık: The Consequences of the 1923 Population Exchange for a metochion of the Athonite Monastery of Iveron
a late 19th century former Rum Orthodox shrine and Athonite metochion stands in the old quarter of the Aegean coastal city of Ayvalık / Kydonies. Once graced with the name Portaïtissia [Πορταϊτίσσηα] in dedication to the icon of Panagia Portaïtissa (Our Lady the Gatekeeper) preserved at Iveron Monastery, the stone building, monks’ quarters, and surrounding garden are private property. Important information from unpublished archival sources writte…
Ancient history (2 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Islamic Studies and History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Art history (1 works)