Ransoming Prisoners in Precolonial Muslim Western Africa
Examines African debates on captivity, legal and illegal enslavement, and religious and ethnic identity in the era of West African jihads.
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Rochester
University of Rochester Press
2023
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| In: | Anno: 2023 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Series
v.97 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Slavery and Islam-History
B Islamic law-Africa, West B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Riepilogo: | Examines African debates on captivity, legal and illegal enslavement, and religious and ethnic identity in the era of West African jihads. Intro -- Ransoming Prisoners in Precolonial Muslim Western Africa -- Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora -- Ransoming Prisoners in Precolonial Muslim Western Africa -- Copyright -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One Islamic Discourse on Slavery and Ransoming before 1800 -- Chapter Two The Policy and Practice of Ransoming in the Maghrib -- Chapter Three Jihad, the Sokoto Caliphate, and Ransoming -- Chapter Four The Jihad of 'Umar Taal and Its Ransoming Nonpolicies -- Chapter Five The Negotiation and Practice of Ransoming Prisoners -- Conclusion -- Bibliography. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (276 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1805430009 |