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Social Mobility among the Ottoman 'Ulemâ in the Late Sixteenth Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2009

Suraiya Faroghi
Suraiya Faroghi
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Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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Research on the social strata that made up Ottoman society is still very much in its beginnings; extensive studies on the peasantry, the bureaucracy, the ‘ulemâ and others will have to be undertaken before any far-reaching conclusions can be drawn. This study focuses on the 'ulemâ of the late sixteenth century, their social composition and mobility within the hierarchy. Materials dealing with the 'ulemâ are more easily accessible than those dealing with other segments of the grup that governed the Ottoman empire, because, as in most other Islamic cultures, there was a great deal of contemporary interest in the lives of poets and learned men.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 4 , Issue 2 , April 1973 , pp. 204 - 218
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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