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@article{ART002411812},
author={Yi, Eunjeong},
title={The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2018},
volume={75},
number={4},
pages={51-84},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51}

TY - JOUR
AU - Yi, Eunjeong
TI - The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2018
VL - 75
IS - 4
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 51
EP - 84
SN - 1598-3021
AB - This article intends to explore the identity of janissaries, which has been popularly assumed as being firmly Sunni Muslim, by looking into the religious backgrounds of recruits in the post-Classical Age, the eclectic beliefs of the Bektashis that were associated with janissaries, and the social networks that they developed. Court records attest to the continuous existence of Christian-turned janissaries some of whom were promoted to important positions in the regiments even as devshirme was reduced and eventually abandoned; records also attest to the janissaries’ close cooperation with the Christian clergy and merchants in their attempts to expand their influence through financial and commercial activities. In short, the identity of janissaries was much more complex than to be simply defined as a Sunni Muslim force; they were rather an Ottoman force, reflecting the mixed nature of post-Classical Ottoman society where most of the pre-existing boundaries were destroyed.
KW - Ottoman Empire;Janissaries;Identity;Christians;Bektashis
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51
ER -

Yi, Eunjeong. (2018). The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 75(4), 51-84.

Yi, Eunjeong. 2018, "The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.75, no.4 pp.51-84. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51

Yi, Eunjeong "The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75.4 pp.51-84 (2018) : 51.

Yi, Eunjeong. The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks. 2018; 75(4), 51-84. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51

Yi, Eunjeong. "The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75, no.4 (2018) : 51-84.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51

Yi, Eunjeong. The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 75(4), 51-84. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51

Yi, Eunjeong. The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2018; 75(4) 51-84. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51

Yi, Eunjeong. The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks. 2018; 75(4), 51-84. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51

Yi, Eunjeong. "The Question of Janissaries’ Identity in the Post-Classsical Period (17th to 19th Century): Origins, Spirituality, and Networks" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 75, no.4 (2018) : 51-84.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.75.4.201811.51