Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text Notes on the Text
- 1 Introduction: Why Muslims of Slave Origins Matter
- 2 Insiders with an Asterisk: Mawālī and Enslaved Women in the Quran
- 3 Abū Bakra, Freedman of God
- 4 Enslaved Prostitutes in Early Islamic History
- 5 Concubines and their Sons: The Changing Political Notion of Arabness
- 6 Singers and Scribes: The Limits of Language and Power
- 7 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
List of Tables and Figures
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text Notes on the Text
- 1 Introduction: Why Muslims of Slave Origins Matter
- 2 Insiders with an Asterisk: Mawālī and Enslaved Women in the Quran
- 3 Abū Bakra, Freedman of God
- 4 Enslaved Prostitutes in Early Islamic History
- 5 Concubines and their Sons: The Changing Political Notion of Arabness
- 6 Singers and Scribes: The Limits of Language and Power
- 7 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
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- Conquered Populations in Early IslamNon-Arabs, Slaves and the Sons of Slave Mothers, pp. viPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPrint publication year: 2020