02420nam 22004455 450 991077482130332120231206231604.03-11-069643-6(CKB)5840000000162658(DE-B1597)546324(DE-B1597)9783110696431(MiAaPQ)EBC7172559(EXLCZ)99584000000016265820221107h20222022 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Russian Empire, Slaving and Liberation, 1480–1725 Trans-Cultural Worldviews in Eurasia /Christoph WitzenrathBerlin ;Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]©20221 online resource (XIII, 301 p.)Dependency and Slavery Studies ,2701-1127 ;43-11-069641-X Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Trade Routes and Slaving Zones in Eurasia. Empire, Ideology and Framing Legitimate Human Merchandise -- Chapter 2 The Conquest of Kazan -- Chapter 3 Redemption, Ritual and Exodus -- Chapter 4 Spreading Liberation Ideas -- Chapter 5 Slavery, Ransom and Loyalty in Muscovy -- Chapter 6 Slavery and Empire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- IndexThe monograph realigns political culture and countermeasures against slave raids, which increased during the breakup of the Golden Horde. By physical defense of the open steppe border and by embracing the New Israel symbolism in which the exodus from slavery in Egypt prefigures the exodus of Russian captives from Tatar captivity, Muscovites found a defensive model to expand empire. Recent scholarly debates on slaving are innovatively applied to Russian and imperial history, challenging entrenched perceptions of Muscovy.HISTORY / Modern / 17th CenturybisacshMuscovite.Russian history.imperial history.slavery.HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century.Witzenrath Christoph, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1281018DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910774821303321The Russian Empire, Slaving and Liberation, 1480–17253662158UNINA