HAREM: THE WORLD BEHIND THE VEIL

Book ID/图书代码： 06815008B25562

English Summary/英文概要： ’The chief Black Eunuch was the third most powerful man in the vast Ottoman Empire, after the sultan and the grand vizier. The woman of the harem could also exercise great power, especially the sultan’s greatly respected mother, the sultana. The sultans themselves were often too lazy to rule.’ Alev Lytle Croutier’s grandmother and great-aunt were brought up in a harem, living there till harems were abolished in 1909, and in her childhood she was initiated into the skills of casting spells, giving the evil eye, and other rituals, while being waited on by slaves and odalisques. In an absorbing book full of esoteric information, the author mixes personal and historical accounts - intimate first hand descriptions, exotic excerpts from many memoirs - while exploring the mysterious, hidden world from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Copious, intriguing illustrations.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 黑宦官（Black Eunuch）首领是奥特曼帝国（Ottoman Empire）继苏丹（sultan）和大牧师（the grand vizier）第三大最有权势的人。他的女人也可以执行权力，尤其是苏丹的母亲。苏丹们自己常常过于懒惰不愿掌管。本书作者的祖母和婶祖母从小就在这样权高势众的环境下长大，直到1909年这种制度被废除。她童年的时候，她被赋予了邪恶的眼光以及其他仪式，会使用咒语。在这本只有内行才懂的书里，作者融合了个人和历史描述，包括第一手资料，摘自许多自传的片段，解开了20世纪中时代神秘的世界。(XJJ)

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