Istanbul in the Ottoman Golden Age
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The Politics of Alcohol in Islam
Under islamic law, alcohol consumption was vent. Popular venues in the sixteenth century were bosohanes and wine houses. Drinking was ignored by the authorities, but if drinking led to a problem, then it was punshed. If you'e tood of moderately drinking,. There's drinking culture. And there's also, of course, bathing cultur hich is so important, even in modern turkey an the hamams - theyare a place of recreation, of sanitation, of hygiene as well as employment.
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