In a world where princesses found themselves enslaved, kidnapped boys became army generals, and biblical Joseph was a role model, this book narrates the formation of the Middle Ages from the point of view of slavery, and outlines a new approach to enhance our understanding of modern forms of enslavement. Offering an analysis of recent scholarship and an array of sources, never before studied together, from distinct societies and cultures of the first millennium, it challenges the traditional dichotomy between ancient and medieval slaveries. Revealing the dynamic, versatile, and adaptable character of slavery it presents an innovative definition of slavery as a historical process.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2021
Copyrightjahr
2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-64189-171-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-64189-172-1
ePub ISBN
9781641891738
Verlag
Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe
Past Imperfect
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
142
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
KapitelSeiten
Contents Kein Zugriff
Introduction: Whence Slavery? Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 8
Chapter 1. From Present to Past and Back Kein Zugriff Seiten 9 - 22
Chapter 2. Slavery between Two Phenomena: Empire and Christianity Kein Zugriff Seiten 23 - 44
Chapter 3. Enslavement, Captivity, and the Monotheistic Turn Kein Zugriff Seiten 45 - 64
Chapter 4. New Polities, New Societies, New Economies Kein Zugriff Seiten 65 - 92
