Ottoman History Podcast Naked Anxieties in the Baths of Ottoman Aleppo
Oct 8, 2015
Elyse Semerdjian discusses the issue of Muslim and Christian women bathing together in 18th century Aleppo. The podcast explores anxieties and regulations surrounding nudity and covering, expression of identity and erosion of social boundaries, socioeconomic changes in Aleppo, and the role of bathhouses in reflecting incipient modernity.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Anxieties and Regulations in Ottoman Aleppo's Bathhouses
02:21 • 16min
Expression of Identity and Erosion of Social Boundaries in Ottoman Society
18:08 • 2min
Anxieties and Convergences in 18th Century Aleppo
19:43 • 3min
Urban Spaces in Late Ottoman Period: Reflections in the Bathhouse
22:28 • 3min
