The Russian empire, slaving and liberation, 1480-1725 : trans-cultural worldviews in Eurasia / Christoph Witzenrath.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Dependency and slavery studies ; 1Publisher: Berlin : De Gruyter, 2022Description: 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), mapsContent type:
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783110696585
  • 3110696584
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Russian empire, slaving and liberation, 1480-1725.DDC classification:
  • 306.362095 23
LOC classification:
  • HT1240.5
Online resources:
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Trade Routes and Slaving Zones in Eurasia. Empire, Ideology and Framing Legitimate Human Merchandise -- Chapter 2 The Conquest of Kazan -- Chapter 3 Redemption, Ritual and Exodus -- Chapter 4 Spreading Liberation Ideas -- Chapter 5 Slavery, Ransom and Loyalty in Muscovy -- Chapter 6 Slavery and Empire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: The monograph realigns political culture and countermeasures against slave raids, which increased during the breakup of the Golden Horde. By physical defense of the open steppe border and by embracing the New Israel symbolism in which the exodus from slavery in Egypt prefigures the exodus of Russian captives from Tatar captivity, Muscovites found a defensive model to expand empire. Recent scholarly debates on slaving are innovatively applied to Russian and imperial history, challenging entrenched perceptions of Muscovy.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
No physical items for this record

Print version record.

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Maps -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Trade Routes and Slaving Zones in Eurasia. Empire, Ideology and Framing Legitimate Human Merchandise -- Chapter 2 The Conquest of Kazan -- Chapter 3 Redemption, Ritual and Exodus -- Chapter 4 Spreading Liberation Ideas -- Chapter 5 Slavery, Ransom and Loyalty in Muscovy -- Chapter 6 Slavery and Empire -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index

The monograph realigns political culture and countermeasures against slave raids, which increased during the breakup of the Golden Horde. By physical defense of the open steppe border and by embracing the New Israel symbolism in which the exodus from slavery in Egypt prefigures the exodus of Russian captives from Tatar captivity, Muscovites found a defensive model to expand empire. Recent scholarly debates on slaving are innovatively applied to Russian and imperial history, challenging entrenched perceptions of Muscovy.

Open Access EbpS

Added to collection customer.56279.3

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

 

©    Africa University. All Rights Reserved