02961nam 2200601 450 991081739090332120230622182314.09781641891721(electronic book)1-64189-929-81-64189-173-41-64189-171-810.1515/9781641891721(CKB)5600000000015280(OCoLC)1275443750(MdBmJHUP)musev2_94697(MiAaPQ)EBC6767896(Au-PeEL)EBL6767896(UkCbUP)CR9781641891721(DE-B1597)596490(DE-B1597)9781641891721(EXLCZ)99560000000001528020220706d2021 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSlaveries of the first millennium /Youval RotmanLeeds :Arc Humanities Press,[2021]©20211 online resource (136 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Jan 2022).1-64189-172-6 Includes bibliographical references.Introduction: Whence Slavery? Chapter 1: From Present to Past and Back Chapter 2: Slavery between Empire and Christianity - the first to fourth centuries Chapter 3: Enslavement, Captivity and the Monotheistic Turn - the fifth to seventh centuries Chapter 4: New Polities, New Societies, New Economies - the eighth to tenth centuries Chapter 5: Migration, Integration, Connectivity - the ninth to eleventh centuries Conclusion: Slavery as a Historical Process - Towards a New Definition Bibliography.In a world where princesses found themselves enslaved, kidnapped boys became army generals, and biblical Joseph was a role model, this book narrates the formation of the Middle Ages from the point of view of slavery, and outlines a new approach to enhance our understanding of modern forms of enslavement. Offering an analysis of recent scholarship and an array of sources, never before studied together, from distinct societies and cultures of the first millennium, it challenges the traditional dichotomy between ancient and medieval slaveries. Revealing the dynamic, versatile, and adaptable character of slavery it presents an innovative definition of slavery as a historical process.Past imperfect (ARC Humanities Press)SlaveryHistoryTo 1500Mediterranean World.Middle Ages.freedom.slavery.SlaveryHistory305.56Rotman Youval762101MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817390903321Slaveries of the first millennium4035682UNINA