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People in the Middle Ages and the early modern age more often
suffered from imprisonment and enslavement than we might have
assumed. Incarceration and Slavery in the Middle Ages and the Early
Modern Age approaches these topics from a wide variety of
perspectives and demonstrates collectively the great relevance of
the issues involved. Both incarceration and slavery were (and
continue to be) most painful experiences, and no one was guaranteed
exemption from it. High-ranking nobles and royalties were often the
victims of imprisonment and, at times, had to wait many years until
their ransom was paid. Similarly, slavery existed throughout
Christian Europe and in the Arab world. However, while imprisonment
occasionally proved to be the catalyst for major writings and
creativity, slaves in the Ottoman empire and in Egypt succeeded in
rising to the highest position in society (Janissaries, Mamluks,
and others).
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