Sehrengiz, Urban Rituals and Deviant Sufi Mysticism in Ottoman Istanbul

Åžehrengiz is an Ottoman genre of poetry written in honor of various cities and provincial towns of the Ottoman Empire from the early sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century. This book examines the urban culture of Ottoman Istanbul through Åžehrengiz, as the Ottoman space culture and traditions have been shaped by a constant struggle between conflicting groups practicing political and re...