Slave soldiers and Islam : the genesis of a military system / Daniel Pipes.
Author
- Pipes, Daniel 1949- [author]
Published
- New Haven : Yale University Press [1981]
Physical description
xxx, 246 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN
- 0300024479
- 9780300024470
Notes
- "Based on a doctoral dissertation submitted in May 1978 to Harvard University"--Page xi.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
- Pt. I. The Islamicate Context -- Chapter 1. What is a military slave? -- Differences from other slaves -- Is he a true slave? -- Chapter 2. Slaves in war: The historical record -- Ordinary slaves -- Military slaves -- Chapter 3. An explanation of military slavery -- A connection to Islam? -- Why Muslim subjects relinquished power -- Marginal area soldiers -- The benefits of military slavery -- Nonmilitary factors -- Conclusion -- Pt. II. Origins -- Chapter 4. The unfree in Muslim warfare, 2-205/624-820 -- Before 64/684 -- The Marwanids, 64-132/684-750 -- The first Abbasids, 129-205/747-820 Chapter 5. The first military slave system -- Systematic acquisition -- Organized training -- Professional employment -- Information on the first military slave system -- Chaper 6. How military slavery first occurred -- Pre-Islamic antecedents -- The need for marginal area soldiers -- How fighting Mawlas foreshadowed military slaves -- Conclusion -- Appendixes. 1. Slave terminology; 2. Military slavery as described in the Muslim sources; 3. The early caliphs; 4. Major military dates; 5. Sources on the first military slave system.
Subject
Genre
- Bibliography
- text
Language
- English
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