Eyal Ginio is Senior Lecturer and the former Chair of the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2009-2012). He completed his Ph.D. at the Hebrew University in Middle East studies (1999) and post-Doctorate at Oxford University in the UK (1999-2000). His recent publications relate to the social and cultural history of Ottoman society during the Balkan Wars (1912-13).Elie Podeh teaches in the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He served as the Chair of the Department (2004-2009). His main fields of interest are: inter-Arab relations; Arab-Israeli Conflict, Egypt and culture in the Arab world. His latest book, The Politics of National Celebrations in the Arab World, was published by Cambridge University Press (2011).

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionEyal Ginio, Elie PodehThe Ottoman Empire and EuropeBernard LewisPart One Ottoman PalestineKing Solomon or Sultan Süleyman?Rachel MilsteinThe Renovations of Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808–1839) in Jerusalem Khader SalamehOttoman Intelligence Gathering during Napoleon’s Invasion of Egypt and PalestineDror ZeeviA Note on ʿAziz (Asis) Domet: A Pro-Zionist Arab WriterJacob M. LandauPart Two Ottoman Egypt and the Fertile CrescentUn territoire « bien gardé » du sultan ? Les Ottomans dans leur vilâyet de Basra, 1565-1568 Nicolas VatinEgyptian and Syrian Sufis Viewing Ottoman Turkish Sufism: Similarities, Differences, and Interactions Michael WinterGrowing Consciousness of the Child in Ottoman Syria in the 19th Century: Modes of Parenting and Education in the Middle Class Fruma ZachsPart Three Ottoman Jews and the Surrounding CommunitiesRetour sur les privilèges des Alamanoğlu : Une lignée juive ottomane à travers les siècles Gilles Veinstein †Of Orphans, Marriage, and Money: Mating Patterns of Istanbul’s Jews in the Early Nineteenth Century Minna RozenUrban Encounters: The Muslim-Jewish Case in the Ottoman Empire Yaron Ben-NaehPart Four Social History of the Ottoman LandsShifting Patterns of Ottoman Enslavement in the Early Modern PeriodEhud ToledanoThe Last Imaret? An Imperial Ottoman Firman from 1308/1890Amy Singer Amnon Cohen's List of PublicationsBibliographyIndex

'In summary, the twelve papers of this volume present new perspectives on the social and cultural history of the Ottoman Middle East. They are quite diverse in methodological approach and subject matter, but as a whole they work surprisingly well together to fulfil what is the main task of this volume: paying tribute to the academic achievement of an outstanding scholar, Amnon Cohen'.Tobias Völker, University of Hamburg, in: Der Islam 2018 · volume 95 · issue 2

Eyal Ginio is Senior Lecturer and the former Chair of the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2009-2012). He completed his Ph.D. at the Hebrew University in Middle East studies (1999) and post-Doctorate at Oxford University in the UK (1999-2000). His recent publications relate to the social and cultural history of Ottoman society during the Balkan Wars (1912-13).Elie Podeh teaches in the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He served as the Chair of the Department (2004-2009). His main fields of interest are: inter-Arab relations; Arab-Israeli Conflict, Egypt and culture in the Arab world. His latest book, The Politics of National Celebrations in the Arab World, was published by Cambridge University Press (2011).

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionEyal Ginio, Elie PodehThe Ottoman Empire and EuropeBernard LewisPart One Ottoman PalestineKing Solomon or Sultan Süleyman?Rachel MilsteinThe Renovations of Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808–1839) in Jerusalem Khader SalamehOttoman Intelligence Gathering during Napoleon’s Invasion of Egypt and PalestineDror ZeeviA Note on ʿAziz (Asis) Domet: A Pro-Zionist Arab WriterJacob M. LandauPart Two Ottoman Egypt and the Fertile CrescentUn territoire « bien gardé » du sultan ? Les Ottomans dans leur vilâyet de Basra, 1565-1568 Nicolas VatinEgyptian and Syrian Sufis Viewing Ottoman Turkish Sufism: Similarities, Differences, and Interactions Michael WinterGrowing Consciousness of the Child in Ottoman Syria in the 19th Century: Modes of Parenting and Education in the Middle Class Fruma ZachsPart Three Ottoman Jews and the Surrounding CommunitiesRetour sur les privilèges des Alamanoğlu : Une lignée juive ottomane à travers les siècles Gilles Veinstein †Of Orphans, Marriage, and Money: Mating Patterns of Istanbul’s Jews in the Early Nineteenth Century Minna RozenUrban Encounters: The Muslim-Jewish Case in the Ottoman Empire Yaron Ben-NaehPart Four Social History of the Ottoman LandsShifting Patterns of Ottoman Enslavement in the Early Modern PeriodEhud ToledanoThe Last Imaret? An Imperial Ottoman Firman from 1308/1890Amy Singer Amnon Cohen's List of PublicationsBibliographyIndex

'In summary, the twelve papers of this volume present new perspectives on the social and cultural history of the Ottoman Middle East. They are quite diverse in methodological approach and subject matter, but as a whole they work surprisingly well together to fulfil what is the main task of this volume: paying tribute to the academic achievement of an outstanding scholar, Amnon Cohen'.Tobias Völker, University of Hamburg, in: Der Islam 2018 · volume 95 · issue 2

Eyal Ginio is Senior Lecturer and the former Chair of the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2009-2012). He completed his Ph.D. at the Hebrew University in Middle East studies (1999) and post-Doctorate at Oxford University in the UK (1999-2000). His recent publications relate to the social and cultural history of Ottoman society during the Balkan Wars (1912-13).Elie Podeh teaches in the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He served as the Chair of the Department (2004-2009). His main fields of interest are: inter-Arab relations; Arab-Israeli Conflict, Egypt and culture in the Arab world. His latest book, The Politics of National Celebrations in the Arab World, was published by Cambridge University Press (2011).

• ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionEyal Ginio, Elie PodehThe Ottoman Empire and EuropeBernard LewisPart One Ottoman PalestineKing Solomon or Sultan Süleyman?Rachel MilsteinThe Renovations of Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808–1839) in Jerusalem Khader SalamehOttoman Intelligence Gathering during Napoleon’s Invasion of Egypt and PalestineDror ZeeviA Note on ʿAziz (Asis) Domet: A Pro-Zionist Arab WriterJacob M. LandauPart Two Ottoman Egypt and the Fertile CrescentUn territoire « bien gardé » du sultan ? Les Ottomans dans leur vilâyet de Basra, 1565-1568 Nicolas VatinEgyptian and Syrian Sufis Viewing Ottoman Turkish Sufism: Similarities, Differences, and Interactions Michael WinterGrowing Consciousness of the Child in Ottoman Syria in the 19th Century: Modes of Parenting and Education in the Middle Class Fruma ZachsPart Three Ottoman Jews and the Surrounding CommunitiesRetour sur les privilèges des Alamanoğlu : Une lignée juive ottomane à travers les siècles Gilles Veinstein †Of Orphans, Marriage, and Money: Mating Patterns of Istanbul’s Jews in the Early Nineteenth Century Minna RozenUrban Encounters: The Muslim-Jewish Case in the Ottoman Empire Yaron Ben-NaehPart Four Social History of the Ottoman LandsShifting Patterns of Ottoman Enslavement in the Early Modern PeriodEhud ToledanoThe Last Imaret? An Imperial Ottoman Firman from 1308/1890Amy Singer Amnon Cohen's List of PublicationsBibliographyIndex

'In summary, the twelve papers of this volume present new perspectives on the social and cultural history of the Ottoman Middle East. They are quite diverse in methodological approach and subject matter, but as a whole they work surprisingly well together to fulfil what is the main task of this volume: paying tribute to the academic achievement of an outstanding scholar, Amnon Cohen'.Tobias Völker, University of Hamburg, in: Der Islam 2018 · volume 95 · issue 2