Essays about: "Ottomans"

Found 2 essays containing the word Ottomans.

1. 1. The Terrible Turk : Anti-Ottoman Representations in the 19th Century Swedish Rural Press

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper, KV

   Author : Per M. Gjörloff; Robert Gustafsson; [2013]
   Keywords : Ottomans; islamophobia; 19th century; rural press;

   Abstract : Islamophobia has been pack and parcel in the Western civilisation from the days of Charlemagne via the Crusades and the rise of Orientalism, as opposed to Occidentalism, to the modern day reporting of Islamic terrorist threat. Many were fascinated by the degree of civilisation and the exoticism of the Ottomans, especially the sexual virtues (or lack thereof) were of particular interest of the travellers into the Ottoman Empire. READ MORE

3. 2. Archeological ethics and cultural property: the debate of conservationist vs. repatriationist and perceptivity from philosophical perspectives

   University essay from Centrum för tillämpad etik

   Author : Shaiful Idzwan Shahidan; [2006]
   Keywords : Archaeological ethics; cultural property rights; conservationist; repatriationist; cosmopolitanism; cultural patrimony;

   Abstract : Throughout the course of human civilizations, archaeology is considered as a tool that can be manipulated to achieve certain kind of objectives. For centuries, people struggle for the rights of possession of certain artifacts with significant meanings to their collectivity. READ MORE