When Obedience Failed: Parricide and the Limits of Household Authority in Late Ottoman Istanbul, 1870–1920
Journal of Family History: Studies in Family, Kinship, Gender, and Demography
Published online on June 16, 2026
Abstract
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In late Ottoman Istanbul, parricide both transgressed household authority and exposed its limits. Drawing on newspapers, archival documents, and medico-legal sources, this article examines how violence against parents was interpreted between the 1880s and ...
In late Ottoman Istanbul, parricide both transgressed household authority and exposed its limits. Drawing on newspapers, archival documents, and medico-legal sources, this article examines how violence against parents was interpreted between the 1880s and ...