Book contents
- The Cambridge World History of Slavery
- The Cambridge World History of Slavery
- The Cambridge World History of Slavery
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Slavery in the Medieval Millennium
- Part I Captivity and the Slave Trade
- Chapter 2 The Greater Mediterranean Slave Trade
- Chapter 3 Captivity, Ransom, and Manumission, 500–1420
- Chapter 4 Forced Migrations and Slavery in the Mongol Empire (1206–1368)
- Chapter 5 The Trade in Slaves in the Black Sea, Russia, and Eastern Europe
- Chapter 6 Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Western Indian Ocean World
- Part II Race, Sex, and Everyday Life
- Part III East and South Asia
- Part IV The Islamic World
- Part V Africa, the Americas, and Europe
- Index
- References
Chapter 3 - Captivity, Ransom, and Manumission, 500–1420
from Part I - Captivity and the Slave Trade
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 September 2021
Book contents
- The Cambridge World History of Slavery
- The Cambridge World History of Slavery
- The Cambridge World History of Slavery
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Slavery in the Medieval Millennium
- Part I Captivity and the Slave Trade
- Chapter 2 The Greater Mediterranean Slave Trade
- Chapter 3 Captivity, Ransom, and Manumission, 500–1420
- Chapter 4 Forced Migrations and Slavery in the Mongol Empire (1206–1368)
- Chapter 5 The Trade in Slaves in the Black Sea, Russia, and Eastern Europe
- Chapter 6 Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Western Indian Ocean World
- Part II Race, Sex, and Everyday Life
- Part III East and South Asia
- Part IV The Islamic World
- Part V Africa, the Americas, and Europe
- Index
- References
Summary
While captivity was the product of the violent confrontation between Jews, Christians, and Muslims, this essay uses Latin, Arabic, and Romance sources to argue that ransoming was also a phenomenon that intimately linked these communities. Grounded in a shared Roman inheritance, the tradition of ransoming brought Jews, Christians, and Muslims into a dialogic and reciprocal relationship with one another, one that depended on mutual understanding and expectations. It provided a channel to share ideas and institutions. Ransomers also helped pave the paths for commercial and diplomatic relations. Nevertheless, if ransoming drew these communities together, it also tore them apart. The physical and emotional cost of captivity, although shared, became the ground of separation.
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