Conquered Populations in Early Islam: Non-Arabs, Slaves and the Sons of Slave Mothers

ISBN-13: 9781474491792 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 232 str.

Wester Chester University) U Elizabeth (Assistant Professor

Spis treści

List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Text; 1. Introduction: Why Muslims of Slave Origins Matter; 2. Insiders with an Asterisk: Maw?l? and Enslaved Women in the Quran; 3. Ab? Bakra, Freedman of God; 4. Enslaved Prostitutes in Early Islamic History; 5. Concubines & Their Sons: The Changing Political Notion of Arabness; 6. Singers & Scribes: The Limits of Language and Power; 7. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.