Concubines and courtesans : women and slavery in Islamic history /

Concubines and courtesans : women and slavery in Islamic history /

Concubines and Courtesans: Women and Slavery in Islamic History contains sixteen essays on enslaved and freed women across medieval and pre-modern Islamic social history. The essays consider questions of slavery, gender, social networking, cultural production, sexuality, Islamic family law, and reli...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gordon, Matthew (Editor), Hain, Kathryn A. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Courtesans > Islamic countries > History.
Slavery > Islamic countries > History.
Courtesans.
Slavery.
Islam.
Konkubine.
Kurtisane.
Frau.
Sklaverei.
Islamic countries.
History.
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Summary:Concubines and Courtesans: Women and Slavery in Islamic History contains sixteen essays on enslaved and freed women across medieval and pre-modern Islamic social history. The essays consider questions of slavery, gender, social networking, cultural production, sexuality, Islamic family law, and religion in the shaping of Near Eastern and Islamic society over time.
Physical Description:ix, 354 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190622183
0190622180