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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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Rochester
University of Rochester Press
2023
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| In: | Jahr: 2023 |
| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Series
v.97 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Slavery and Islam-History
B Islamic law-Africa, West B Electronic books |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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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| Physische Details: | 1 online resource (276 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1805430009 |