Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies: A Textual Approach

book: Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies

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Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies

A Textual Approach

Edited by: Jeannine Bischoff , Stephan Conermann and Marion Gymnich

Volume 8 in the series Dependency and Slavery Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111210544

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An examination of the terms used in specific historical contexts to refer to those people in a society who can be categorized as being in a position of ‘strong asymmetrical dependency’ (including slavery) provides insights into the social categories and distinctions that informed asymmetrical social interactions. In a similar vein, an analysis of historical narratives that either justify or challenge dependency is conducive to revealing how dependency may be embedded in (historical) discourses and ways of thinking. The eleven contributions in the volume approach these issues from various disciplinary vantage points, including theology, global history, Ottoman history, literary studies, and legal history. The authors address a wide range of different textual sources and historical contexts – from medieval Scandinavia and the Fatimid Empire to the history of abolition in Martinique and human rights violations in contemporary society. While the authors contribute innovative insights to ongoing discussions within their disciplines, the articles were also written with a view to the endeavor of furthering Dependency Studies as a transdisciplinary approach to the study of human societies past and present.

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Jeannine Bischoff, Stephan Conermann and Marion Gymnich, University of Bonn, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies: Introduction Jeannine Bischoff, Stephan Conermann and Marion Gymnich Open Access Download PDF	1
A ‘Grammar of Asymmetrical Dependency’ for Early Scandinavia (to c. 1350) Stefan Brink Open Access Download PDF	13
Servant or Slave: The Old Persian Words Bandaka, Marika and Daha and their Cognates in Middle Iranian Languages Hossein Sheikh Open Access Download PDF	55
Naming Eunuchs in Islamicate Societies Serena Tolino Open Access Download PDF	69
Searching for the Captive Monk: Late Antique Slavery and Syrian Ascetical Theology and Practice Chris L. de Wet Open Access Download PDF	85
Narrating ‘White Slavery’ in and out of Fiction, 1854–1880 Ruth Ennis Open Access Download PDF	103
The Slave Who Made It: Narratives of Manumitted Slaves in the Greek World Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz Open Access Download PDF	149
Captured, Abducted, Sold: The Muslim Rennewart in the Middle High German Epic Poem Willehalm Elke Brüggen Open Access Download PDF	169
From Slave to Queen: Hurrem Sultan’s Agenda in Her Narration of Love (1526–1548) Christiane Czygan Open Access Download PDF	197
Women in the Sachsenspiegel: Gender and Asymmetrical Dependencies Caroline Laske Open Access Download PDF	213
Differing Narratives of the Case of the Jaham Brothers and its Aftermath: Enslavement, Emancipation and their Legacies in Martinique Ulrike Schmieder Open Access Download PDF	239
Slavery and Beyond through the Lens of Judicial Reasoning – Criminal Justice and Human Rights Approaches and Perspectives Barbara Herceg Pakšić Open Access Download PDF	285
Index Open Access Download PDF	311

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: scholars of history, linguistics, theology, literature, legal history
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 313
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Coloured Illustrations: 2
Keywords: Slavery; narratives

eBook

Published: July 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783111210544

Hardcover

Published: July 4, 2023
ISBN: 9783111200705