Turkish Delights: The European Fascination with Lesbianism in the Ottoman Empire
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 273 with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we talk about:
- The socio-political context of Europeans in Ottoman Turkey
- European texts describing lesbianism in early modern Constantinople
- How Turkey became associated with lesbianism in European pop culture
- More extensive versions of the texts can be found at the following links:
- Nicolas de Nicolay
- Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
- Ottaviano Bon
- Thomas Glover
- Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
- Brantôme
- William Walsh
- Satan’s Harvest Home
- Mary Wortley Montagu
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
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- Email: Heather Rose Jones
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