Greek Captives and Mediterranean Slavery, 1260–1460 (Edinburgh Byzantine Studies)

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Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: A Crisis of Captivity
	Previous Scholarship
	Aims, Evidence and Approaches
	Ethnic Categories
	Religious Categories
	Categories of Unfreedom
	Chapter Outline
Part I: Historical Contexts
	Chapter 1: Political Changes in Asia Minor
		The Late Medieval Romanía
		The Collapse of Byzantine Asia Minor
		Evidence of Crisis (1): Cyprus
		Evidence of Crisis (2): Crete
		Catalans in the Romanía
		Conclusions
	Chapter 2: Slave Trading in the Mediterranean and Black Sea
		The Slave Trade
		Greek Captives in Context
		Genoa and the Trade in Greek Captives
		Byzantine Relations with the Mamlūk Sultanate
		Greek Captives, Cyprus and the Mamlūk Sultanate
		Conclusion
Part II: Social Dynamics
	Chapter 3: Captives, Slaves and Refugees
		Captives or Slaves?
		Experiences of Captivity
		Experiences of Slavery
		Captives or Refugees?
		Trends in Forced Mobility
		Conclusions
	Chapter 4: Methods of Redemption
		Ransom as Religious Duty
		Captives’ Letters of Clerical Advocacy (Aichmalotika)
		The Distribution of Testimonials
		Further Evidence for Itinerant Alms-Seeking
		The Individual as Ransomer
		Prisoner Exchanges
		Military Orders
		Conclusion
Part III: Cross-Cultural Relations
	Chapter 5: Christian Masters, Christian Slaves?
		Religion and Slavery
		Ethnicity and Slavery
		Subjecthood and Captivity
		Conclusion
	Chapter 6: Turkish Conquests, Conquered Greeks
		Greek Clergy and Captives under Islamic Rule
		Greek Captives and Slaves in Islamic Asia Minor
		Raiding and Depopulation
		Conquest and Deportation
		Conclusions
Conclusion: A Mediterranean Phenomenon
Bibliography
Index