"Holy War and Human Bondage: Tales of Christian-Muslim Slavery
in the Early-Modern Mediterranean" tells a story unfamiliar to most
modern readers--how this pervasive servitude involved, connected,
and divided those on both sides of the Mediterranean. The work
explores how men and women, Christians and Muslims, Jews and
sub-Saharan Africans experienced their capture and bondage, while
comparing what they went through with what black Africans endured
in the Americas.
Drawing heavily on archival sources not previously available in
English, "Holy War and Human Bondage" teems with personal and
highly felt stories of Muslims and Christians who personally fell
into captivity and slavery, or who struggled to free relatives and
co-religionists in bondage.
In these pages, readers will discover how much race slavery and
faith slavery once resembled one other and how much they overlapped
in the Early-Modern mind. Each produced its share of personal
suffering and social devastation--yet the whims of history have
made the one virtually synonymous with human bondage while
confining the other to almost complete oblivion.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Praeger Series on the Early Modern World |
Release date: |
July 2009 |
First published: |
July 2009 |
Authors: |
Robert C. Davis
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
332 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-98950-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-98950-X |
Barcode: |
9780275989507 |
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