Sexual Life in Ottoman Society – Sema Nilgün Erdoğan – Dönence Basım ve Yayın Hizmetleri

The mysterious sex life of the Ottoman Society has remined a taboo until recent yerars. Even now it is not truly unveiled. Beyond the facade of convertional relations, the sexual life of the Ottoman Society was surprisingly rich and colorful.The Ottoman man was a conneaisseur of every kind of beaty. His addicton to all kinds of sexual experience was possible in the cosmopolitan context naturally, with a good deal of tolerance from the administrators in sexual matters.On the other side of the coin, we find that the experiences enjoyed by the women were equally colorful. Here are some chapters from this wealth of experiences:A Great Mystery: The HaremProfessional Sex in Ottoman SocietyBeauty Norms of the Ottoman ManBahnames: Handbooks of SexualityÇengis and LesbiansThe Domestic Mistresses: OdaliquesThe Most Beautiful Women of the World; in Ottoman EyesThe Warm Nests of Love: Turkish BathsHomosexuality in the OttomansLove SignalsSex Humour of the OttomansOttoman Texts on SexualitySex Scandals Which Shocked Ottoman Society