Domestic Slavery in Syria and Egypt, 1200–1500

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-8471-1091-0
Verlag: V&R unipress

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 021, 245 Seiten, gebunden, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 483 g

Reihe: Mamluk Studies

Slavery touched many aspects of Mamluk society. This volume focuses on the role of slaves within the family, from birth to purchase, liberation, and death. It investigates domestic slavery in Syrian and Egyptian society from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century. Jan Hagedorn focuses on the agency of slaves in the context of master-slave relationships within households and in wider society. He argues that the ability of slaves to shape the world around them was underpinned by a constant process of negotiation within the master-slave relationship and that intermediaries such as the court system channelled the agency of slaves. The principal sources for this study are purchase contracts, listening certificates, marriage contracts, and estate inventories in combination with scribal, market inspection, and slave purchase manuals as well as chronicles.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hagedorn, Jan Hinrich

Hagedorn, Jan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Sklaverei

Über Autor(innen)

Hagedorn, Jan Hinrich
Dr Jan Hagedorn completed his Ph.D. at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He holds a position as Islamic Studies specialist at the Bremen State Bureau of Investigation.