Doors, privacy and the public sphere
A conceptual discussion on the spatial structure of early modern Istanbul
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12278024 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Serkan Şavk (0000-0002-3926-8384, İzmir University of Economics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 350-371 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-9268 • E-ISSN: 1469-8706 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0963926822000657 |
| OpenAlex | W4308147517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The aim of this article is to offer a new conceptual framework for the study of various spaces in Istanbul during the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries. I contend that rather than the sharp distinction manifested with the public–private dichotomy, we need to focus on gradations of privacy. I offer qāpū and bāb as two new concepts borrowed from the period's own repertoire for representing the macro and micro ends of the spatial gradation. Theoretically, I draw on George Simmel's definition of doors as the interfaces of spatial formation
Art · Art history · Doors · Epistemology · Focus (optics · George (robot · Literature · Macro · Physics · Political science · Public sphere · Repertoire · Sociology · Computer Science · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |