Slavery, Representation, and Gender in the Medieval Islamicate World (Seventh through Fifteenth Centuries)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Special Session
Organizer Name
Lisa Nielson
Organizer Affiliation
Case Western Reserve Univ.
Presider Name
Nerina Rustomji
Presider Affiliation
St. John's Univ.
Paper Title 1
Slave Girls, Concubines, and the Household in Medieval Northern India, Thirteenth-Fifteenth Centuries
Presenter 1 Name
Farhat Hasan
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of Delhi
Paper Title 2
The Bright Side of Eve: Positive Representations of Eve in the Muslim Tradition
Presenter 2 Name
Zohar Hadromi-Allouche
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Aberdeen
Start Date
11-5-2013 3:30 PM
Session Location
Schneider 2355
Description
The perception and representation of women's history and their roles is one of several important elements to the study of medieval Islamicate slavery and women's lived experiences. This panel will focus on questions related to slavery, women's history and gender as represented in literature and religious texts in the Islamicate world between the 7th and 15th centuries.
- L. Nielson
Slavery, Representation, and Gender in the Medieval Islamicate World (Seventh through Fifteenth Centuries)
Schneider 2355
The perception and representation of women's history and their roles is one of several important elements to the study of medieval Islamicate slavery and women's lived experiences. This panel will focus on questions related to slavery, women's history and gender as represented in literature and religious texts in the Islamicate world between the 7th and 15th centuries.
- L. Nielson