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Why not the church or mosque (especially mosques with their open courtyards)? Or the every-present bathhouses which spread right through the Middle East, Anatlo
by kingofpandora 7y ago
Why not the church or mosque (especially mosques with their open courtyards)? Or the every-present bathhouses which spread right through the Middle East, Anatloia and the Balkans?
I agree with the comment above that the article fails to really establish whether the kahvehanes really were unique.
- Amygaz 7y agoYour observations about ‘why not this!’ support OP: Religious place aren’t typically a place where people meet casually to scheme some new social structure that would weaken its clergy and royalty. Bathhouses aren’t exactly discrete or quiet. You can’t really have a conversation in there without anyone else listening. Plus there is function to it, it’s not just a casual place to meet and greet.