IMC 2016: Sessions
Session 1138: Slavery in the Medieval Islamic World, II: Slaves among the Elites
Wednesday 6 July 2016, 11.15-12.45
Organisers: | Thomas J. MacMaster, Department of History, Morehouse College, Georgia / School of History, Classics & Archaeology, University of Edinburgh Magdalena Moorthy Kloss, Institut für Sozialanthropologie, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien |
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Moderator/Chair: | Matthew S. Gordon, Department of History, Miami University, Ohio |
Paper 1138-a | The Treatment of Slaves in the Medieval Islamic World (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Social History |
Paper 1138-b | Queen Trumps Knave?: Royal Women and Elite Slaves in Medieval Yemen (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Social History, Women's Studies |
Abstract | This session will deal with questions regarding the role of slaves within elite households in the medieval Islamicate world. After a paper that can be seen as something of an introduction to the treatment of slaves in the era, the second paper looks closely at the role of eunuchs within the societies of the Fatimid Empire while the third paper examines potential conflicts between eunuchs, royal women, and other groups within a single household. |