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Domestic Slavery in Syria and Egypt, 1200-1500

Domestic Slavery in Syria and Egypt, 1200-1500

Hagedorn, Jan Hinrich

Hardcover

Series: Mamluk Studies, Book 21

African HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 3847110918
ISBN13: 9783847110910
Publisher: V&R Unipress
Published: Dec 9 2019
Pages: 245
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
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.

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