Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Frédéric Bauden, Nobutaka Nakamachi, Alessandro Rizzo
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Slavery and dependency in medieval and modern Muslim societies:
This course offers a critical review of the forms of slavery and captivity in the Muslim world between the Middle Ages and modern times. After a presentation of the theoretical foundations of "dependence" in Islam, several manifestations of this phenomenon will be analyzed over the centuries and in different geographical contexts. Each unit will be contextualized with a general overview of the political development of Islamic history
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, students will have acquired clear benchmarks on the historical development of slavery and dependency in several Muslim societies.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course will be given ex cathedra, but students are warmly invited to ask questions about the subject and / or express their incomprehension.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Masterful presentation with Powerpoint presentations.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
Le Power Point sera déposé sur myULiège au terme de chaque séquence de cours.
- Bauden, « L¿achat d¿esclaves et la rédemption des captifs à Alexandrie d¿après deux documents arabes d¿époque mamelouke conservés aux Archives de l¿État à Venise (ASVe) », dans Regards croisés sur le Moyen Âge arabe. Mélanges à la mémoire de Louis Pouzet s.j. (1928-2002), éd. Eddé A.-M. et Gannagé E., Beyrouth 2005.
- De la Puente C., « The Ethnic Origins of Female Slaves in al-Andalus », dans Concubines and Courtesans, éd. Gordon M. et Hain K., Oxford 2017.
- Jiwa S., « From Slaves to Supporters: The Role of the Slavs in the Fatimid Mediterranean Empire in the Fourth/Tenth Century », dans Mediaeval Studies, 77 (2015).
- Lapidus I., A History of Islamic Societies, Cambridge 2015 (troisième édition).
- Özkoray H., « La géographie du commerce des esclaves dans l'Empire ottoman et l'implication des marchands d'Europe occidentale », dans Rives méditerranéennes, 53 (2016).
- Valérian D., « Les captifs et la piraterie : une réponse à une conjoncture économique déprimée ? Le cas du Maghreb aux XIVe et XVe siècles », dans Les esclavages en Méditerranée. Espaces et dynamiques économiques, éd. Guillén F. et Trabelsi S., Madrid 2012.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Frédéric BAUDEN, chargé de cours
Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
Place du 20-Août, 7 à B-4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 53 32 - Fax 04 366 56 55
E-mail F.Bauden@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat
Valérie ELIAS
Tél. 04 366 55 44
Alessandro RIZZO, chargé de cours
Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
Place du 20-Août, 7 à B-4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 53 32 - Fax 04 366 56 55
E-mail arizzo@uliege.be
Items online
1) Slavery, Introduction
Slavery : historical overview
Historical and geographical context : Arabia and the arabic people
Class 1 April 2021
Slavery in Iberian Peninsula
Class 11 February 2021
Historical context and slavery in the sources of the Islamic doctrine (Qur'an, hadith)
Class 11 March 2021
The trade of African slaves
Class 18 February 2021 (1)
Slavery in the hadiths and the law. Slavery at the beginning of Islam
Class 18 February 2021 (2)
Slavery in the hadiths and the law. Slavery at the beginning of Islam
Class 18 March 2021
Fatimids and slaves
Class 22 April 2021
Crusades and prisoners
Class 25 February 2021
The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates
Class 25 March 2021
End of the Fatimid Caliphate and Islam in Iberian peninsula
Class 29 April 2021
The Mamluks
Class 4 March 2021
Abbasid Caliphate and slave rebellions
Class 6 May 2021
The Ottomans
Slides, Class 1 April 2021
Slavery in Iberian Peninsula
Slides, Class 11 February 2021
Slavery in the sources of Islamic doctrine : the Qur'an
Slides, Class 11 March 2021
The trade of African slaves
Slides, Class 18 February 2021
Slavery in the hadiths and the law. Slavery at the beginning of Islam
Slides, Class 18 March 2021
Fatimids and slaves
Slides, Class 22 April 2021
Crusades and prisoners
Slides, Class 25 February 2021
The Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates
Slides, Class 25 March 2021
End of the Fatimid Caliphate and Islam in Iberian peninsula
Slides, Class 29 April 2021
The Mamluks
Slides, Class 4 March 2021
Abbasid Caliphate and slave rebellions
Slides, Class 6 May 2021
The Ottomans