Odalisque, the Glossary
An odalisque (odalık) was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio, particularly the court ladies in the household of the Ottoman sultan.[1]
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25 relations: Concubinage, Culture of the Ottoman Empire, Extramarital sex, Gilbert and Sullivan, Hammam, Harem, Islamic views on slavery, Köçek, Lady-in-waiting, Law Society of British Columbia, Maid, Mistress (lover), Orientalism, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Imperial Harem, Ottoman Turkish, Patience (opera), Queen consort, Seraglio, Social stratification, Sultan, Transliteration, Turkish language, Valide sultan, W. S. Gilbert.
- Ottoman imperial harem
Concubinage
Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage.
Culture of the Ottoman Empire
The culture of the Ottoman Empire evolved over several centuries as the ruling administration of the Turks absorbed, adapted and modified the various native cultures of conquered lands and their peoples.
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Extramarital sex occurs when a married person engages in sexual activity with someone other than their spouse.
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Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the dramatist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) and to the works they jointly created.
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Hammam
A hammam (translit, hamam), called a Moorish bath (in reference to the Muslim Spain of Al-Andalus) and a Turkish bath by Westerners, is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world.
Harem
Harem (lit) refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family.
Islamic views on slavery
Islamic views on slavery represent a complex and multifaceted body of Islamic thought,Brockopp, Jonathan E., “Slaves and Slavery”, in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Georgetown University, Washington DC.
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Köçek
The köçek (plural köçekler in Turkish) was typically a very handsome young male slave effeminate dancer (rakkas), who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer.
Lady-in-waiting
A lady-in-waiting (alternatively written lady in waiting) or court lady is a female personal assistant at a court, attending on a royal woman or a high-ranking noblewoman.
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Law Society of British Columbia
The Law Society of British Columbia is the regulatory body for lawyers in British Columbia, Canada.
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Maid
A maid, housemaid, or maidservant is a female domestic worker.
Mistress (lover)
A mistress is a woman who is in a relatively long-term sexual and romantic relationship with someone who is married to a different person.
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Orientalism
In art history, literature and cultural studies, orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
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Ottoman Imperial Harem
The Imperial Harem (Harem-i Hümâyûn) of the Ottoman Empire was the Ottoman sultan's harem – composed of the wives, servants (both female slaves and eunuchs), female relatives and the sultan's concubines – occupying a secluded portion (seraglio) of the Ottoman imperial household. Odalisque and Ottoman Imperial Harem are Ottoman imperial harem.
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Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish (Lisân-ı Osmânî,; Osmanlı Türkçesi) was the standardized register of the Turkish language in the Ottoman Empire (14th to 20th centuries CE).
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Patience (opera)
Patience; or, Bunthorne's Bride, is a comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert.
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Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social rank and status.
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Seraglio
A seraglio, serail, seray or saray (from palace, via Turkish, Italian and French) is a castle, palace or government building which was considered to have particular administrative importance in various parts of the former Ottoman Empire.
Social stratification refers to a society's categorization of its people into groups based on socioeconomic factors like wealth, income, race, education, ethnicity, gender, occupation, social status, or derived power (social and political).
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Sultan
Sultan (سلطان) is a position with several historical meanings.
Transliteration
Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one script to another that involves swapping letters (thus trans- + liter-) in predictable ways, such as Greek →, Cyrillic →, Greek → the digraph, Armenian → or Latin →.
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Turkish language
Turkish (Türkçe, Türk dili also Türkiye Türkçesi 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 90 to 100 million speakers.
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Valide sultan
Valide Sultan (والده سلطان, lit. "Sultana mother") was the title held by the mother of a ruling sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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W. S. Gilbert
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas.
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See also
Ottoman imperial harem
- Cariye
- Circassian beauty
- Ikbal (title)
- Kafes
- Kalfa
- Kira (title)
- Kizlar agha
- List of Ottoman imperial consorts
- Odalisque
- Ottoman Imperial Harem
- Strongilah
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odalisque
Also known as Odalik, Odalık.