Osman Hasan And The Tombstone Photographs Of The Dönmes Kitabı

"This is really a remarkable work, and will surely interest and delight many people who would otherwise never have known about the existence of the Donmeh. In a way, this volume has give a new life to one of the most remarkable and enigmatic groups ever to emerge in Ottoman Thessaloniki. What a lovely book..."

Mark Mazover, Ira D. Wallach Professor of History, Columbia University, Author of Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews 1430-1950.

Almost a century ago, massive political and demographic changes in the Balkans swept the members of the crypto-Jewish sects known collectively as the Do¨nme from their homeland in Salonica to Istanbul and other parts of Anatolia. While appearing to be Muslim, in their private life the Do¨nme held a set of syncretic beliefs based on Sufi Islam, Jewish mystical texts such as the Kabbalah, and their own, unique traditions. In their last gasp of group cultural autonomy, the Do¨nme buried their dead in often very unique graves in different cemetaries throughout Istanbul. Most Do¨nme tombs differed from traditional Muslim practice by featuring the portraits of the deceased. Osman Hasan was a Do¨nme artist who created most of the tombstoneportraits found in in these cemeteries. With a superior skill of portraiture and a mixed media technique that combined photographs with painting, he captured evocative portraits from the members of his community.

Yazar: C. M. Kosemen

Yayınevi: Libra Kitap

ISBN: 9786054326976

Boyut: 20x26

Sayfa Sayısı: 528

Basım Yılı: 2014

Basım Yeri: İstanbul

Cilt Durumu: Ciltli

Kağıt Türü: 170 gr. mat kuşe

Dil: Türkçe