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Chapter 21 - Slavery in Medieval Iberia

from Part V - Africa, the Americas, and Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2021

By
Debra Blumenthal
Edited by
Craig Perry ,
David Eltis ,
Stanley L. Engerman  and
David Richardson
Craig Perry
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
David Eltis
Affiliation:
Emory University, Atlanta
Stanley L. Engerman
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, New York
David Richardson
Affiliation:
University of Hull
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Summary

This chapter provides an overview of slavery as practiced in the Iberian Peninsula over the course of the medieval period, from the era of the Visigoths up until the era of the Catholic Kings, and in both Muslim and Christian-controlled territories. While traditionally scholars have paid attention to medieval Iberian slavery almost exclusively for the purposes of exploring how it laid the groundwork for the Atlantic-World slave system, this chapter argues that the study of slavery in this particular time and place merits scholarly interest for a wealth of other reasons, in particular, it illuminates how gender and the law had a profound impact on both the experiences and trajectories of the enslaved.

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Visigothsal-AndalusReconquestconvivenciaAtlantic-Worldgenderconcubinagelawslave claims-makingrace
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The Cambridge World History of Slavery , pp. 508 - 530
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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