Mediterranean captivity through Arab eyes, 1517-1798 /

Mediterranean captivity through Arab eyes, 1517-1798 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Matar, N. I. (Nabil I.), 1949- author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Description:	1 online resource ( x, 293 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Language:	English
Series:	Islamic history and civilization: studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; volume 176 Islamic history and civilization ; v. 176.
Subject:	Slavery -- Mediterranean Region -- History. Slavery -- Africa, North -- History. Captivity narratives -- Mediterranean Region -- History. Captivity narratives -- Africa, North -- History. Piracy -- Mediterranean Region -- History. Piracy -- Africa, North -- History. Arabs -- Mediterranean Region -- History. Arabs -- Africa, North -- History. Arabs Captivity narratives Piracy Slavery Africa, North -- History -- 1517-1882. Mediterranean Region North Africa
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12412211

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ISBN:	9789004440258 9004440259 9789004440241
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 23, 2020).
Other form:	Print version: Matar, N. I. (Nabil I.), 1949- Mediterranean captivity through Arab eyes, 1517-1798 Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020. 9789004440241

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Mediterranean Captivities
Qiṣaṣ al-Asrā, or Stories of the Captives
Letters
Divine Intervention: Christian and Islamic
Conversion and Resistance
Ransom and Return
Captivity of Books
Epilogue: Esclaves turcs in Sculpture
Postscript: How Should the Sculptures Be Treated?