Episode Details

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

• Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
• Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
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• Twitter: @LesbianMotif
• Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
• The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon

Links to Heather Online

• Website: http://alpennia.com
• Email: Heather Rose Jones
• Mastodon: @heatherrosejones@Wandering.Shop
• Twitter: @heatherosejones
• Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)