Research Article

Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review

Volume: 20 Number: 39 July 24, 2022
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Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review

Abstract

In world history, the sixteenth century played a transformative role in many areas, which have been described as the hallmarks of early modernity. While such transformations influenced the Ottoman Empire, the peculiar historical developments in the empire made the sixteenth century more important for history-writing. The scholarship demonstrates the increasing emphasis on law and legal-rational mentality among the intellectual circles of the empire, especially in the second half of the century. The place of increasing legalistic discourse within the political thought literature is only barely discernable, although the Ottoman historiography demonstrates its cruciality mostly without highlighting the relationships with political thought. By following the close relationship between context and political thought, the present paper aims to illustrate how significant transformations, such as bureaucratic enhancements, wars, and intercultural exchanges, shaped the content and language of legitimacy concerns and the ideas on the right government. In that sense, it explores the growing emphasis on law and increasing legalistic discourse within the empire’s political thought in the given time period by evaluating and re-examining the modern scholarship on the sixteenth-century Ottoman Empire.

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Yüksek lisans tez danışmanım Derin Terzioğlu'na, emekleri, eleştirileri ve önerileri için minnettarım. Makale metnini okuyup geliştirilmesi için fikirler sunan Özgür Kavak ve M. Habib Saçmalı'ya teşekkürü bir borç bilirim.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 24, 2022

Submission Date

November 11, 2021

Acceptance Date

May 31, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 20 Number: 39

APA
Erbil, A. (2022). Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review. Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi, 20(39), 233-260. https://doi.org/10.55842/talid.1022277
AMA
1.Erbil A. Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review. TALID. 2022;20(39):233-260. doi:10.55842/talid.1022277
Chicago
Erbil, Arif. 2022. “Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review”. Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi 20 (39): 233-60. https://doi.org/10.55842/talid.1022277.
EndNote
Erbil A (July 1, 2022) Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review. Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi 20 39 233–260.
IEEE
[1]A. Erbil, “Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review”, TALID, vol. 20, no. 39, pp. 233–260, July 2022, doi: 10.55842/talid.1022277.
ISNAD
Erbil, Arif. “Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review”. Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi 20/39 (July 1, 2022): 233-260. https://doi.org/10.55842/talid.1022277.
JAMA
1.Erbil A. Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review. TALID. 2022;20:233–260.
MLA
Erbil, Arif. “Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review”. Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi, vol. 20, no. 39, July 2022, pp. 233-60, doi:10.55842/talid.1022277.
Vancouver
1.Arif Erbil. Legalistic Discourse in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Political Thought: A Literature Review. TALID. 2022 Jul. 1;20(39):233-60. doi:10.55842/talid.1022277