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

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...

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Superior document:Dependency and slavery studies
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin : : De Gruyter,, [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Dependency and slavery studies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (289 pages) :; illustrations, maps.
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Table of 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.