Mediterranean Captivity through Arab Eyes, 1517-1798 /

Mediterranean Captivity through Arab Eyes, 1517-1798 /

The post-Lepanto Mediterranean was the scene of "small wars," to use Fernand Braudel's phrase, which resulted in acts of piracy and captivity. Thousands upon thousands of Europeans, Arabs, and Turks were seized into bagnios stretching from Cadiz to Valletta and from Salé to Tripoli. A...

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Main Author: Matar, Nabil (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.

Series: Islamic History and Civilization ; 176.

Subjects:

Islamic civilization.
Arabs > Africa, North > History.
Arabs > Mediterranean Region > History.
Captivity narratives > Africa, North > History.
Captivity narratives > Mediterranean Region > History.
Piracy > Africa, North > History.
Piracy > Mediterranean Region > History.
Slavery > Africa, North > History.
Slavery > Mediterranean Region > History.
Africa, North > History > 1517-1882

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Call Number: HT1345

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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?