Concubines and Courtesans
Download or Read eBook Concubines and Courtesans PDF written by Matthew Gordon and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Matthew Gordon |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190622183 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190622180 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Concubines and Courtesans by : Matthew Gordon
Book excerpt: Concubines and Courtesans contains sixteen essays on enslaved and freed women across medieval and pre-modern Islamic social history. The essays consider questions of slavery, gender, social networking, cultural production, sexuality, Islamic family law, and religion in the shaping of Near Eastern and Islamic society over time.