Category Archives: Baths and Bathing

Nation Building and Baths: A Comparison between the Finnish Sauna and Ottoman Hammam

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Dallas DeForest

Today I want to talk a bit about how the Finnish sauna and Ottoman hammam were used (and abused) in the course of nationalist programs in Finland in the 19th century and Turkey in the early twentieth century. By the … Continue reading →

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The Use of Ottoman Hammams in Greece Today

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Dallas DeForest

While visiting northern Greece my wife and I had the opportunity to visit several hammams, either on purpose or simply because we stumbled upon them. During the Ottoman period hammams were constructed in Greece’s major cities, just as they were … Continue reading →

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