Physiognomy (ʿilm-i firāsat) and Ottoman Statecraft: Discerning Morality and Justice

In the tenth/sixteenth century six treatises on physiognomy (ʿilm-i firāsat)—a science widely considered able to predict inner moral dispositions (aḫlāq-i bāṭina) based on external appearances (aḥwāl-i ẓāhira)—were written for the Ottoman court. In a world in which statecraft and politics were ultim...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lelić, Emin 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Brill 2017
In: Arabica
Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 609-646
Further subjects:B ʿIlm-i firāsat ʿIlm-i firāsat ʿilm-i qiyāfat ʿilm-i qiyāfat Firāsatnāme Firāsatnāme Qiyāfatnāme Qiyāfatnāme physiognomy physiognomonie Ottoman ottoman aḫlāq aḫlāq naṣīḥat naṣīḥat
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

MARC

LEADER 00000caa a22000002 4500
001 1565004434
003 DE-627
005 20220604143341.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 171106s2017 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1163/15700585-12341456  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1565004434 
035 |a (DE-576)49500443X 
035 |a (DE-599)BSZ49500443X 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rakwb 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 0  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |0 (DE-588)1097784819  |0 (DE-627)857366955  |0 (DE-576)468945970  |4 aut  |a Lelić, Emin  |d 1985- 
109 |a Lelić, Emin 1985- 
245 1 0 |a Physiognomy (ʿilm-i firāsat) and Ottoman Statecraft  |b Discerning Morality and Justice 
264 1 |c 2017 
300 |a Online-Ressource 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a In the tenth/sixteenth century six treatises on physiognomy (ʿilm-i firāsat)—a science widely considered able to predict inner moral dispositions (aḫlāq-i bāṭina) based on external appearances (aḥwāl-i ẓāhira)—were written for the Ottoman court. In a world in which statecraft and politics were ultimately based on questions of morality (aḫlāq), physiognomy was presented as a particularly useful skill for the Ottoman court due to its ability to evaluate inner moral character with scientific precision. Based on such knowledge, a partial conception of justice could be implemented with an instrumental coating of impartiality. Moreover, men with prized moral qualities could be selected for the ruling elite. The science also offered the sultan and his court a modus operandi for attaining self-knowledge and, if combined with moral self-disciplining (riyāḍat), a way to acquire divine characteristics. 
601 |a Physiognomie 
650 4 |a ʿIlm-i firāsat  |x ʿIlm-i firāsat  |x ʿilm-i qiyāfat  |x ʿilm-i qiyāfat  |x Firāsatnāme  |x Firāsatnāme  |x Qiyāfatnāme  |x Qiyāfatnāme  |x physiognomy  |x physiognomonie  |x Ottoman  |x ottoman  |x aḫlāq  |x aḫlāq  |x naṣīḥat  |x naṣīḥat 
773 0 8 |i In  |t Arabica  |d Leiden : Brill, 1954  |g 64(2017), 3/4, Seite 609-646  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)341356859  |w (DE-600)2068416-2  |w (DE-576)099211041  |x 1570-0585  |7 nnns 
773 1 8 |g volume:64  |g year:2017  |g number:3/4  |g pages:609-646 
856 4 0 |u http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700585-12341456  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
935 |a mteo 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 2986406920 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1565004434 
LOK |0 005 20171106095843 
LOK |0 008 171106||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a bril 
ORI |a SA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw 
REL |a 1 
SUB |a REL