A Critical Reading Of The Ottoman-Turkish Hammam As A Representational Space Of Sexuality

摘要

In October 2011, an article on hammam culture was published in thepopular magazine National Geographic Türkiye. The article, entitled“Hammam: Mental and Bodily Refinement” (Hamam: Ruhsal ve BedenselAr?nma), was written by the Turkish journalist Hülya Vatansever in anautobiographic style, introducing traditional bathing rituals and bathingobjects as well as the spatial ambience of hammams. The article was basedon direct experiences of the author and supported with historical andmythical background.