Browsing BCDSS Working Papers by Title
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Peasant Dependencies in Medieval Islam: Whose Agency in Food Production and Migration?
Walker, Bethany J. (2022-03)Medieval feudalism, while it took different forms in different parts of the world, shared one common characteristic: the military, political, and economy foundations of society were constructed with peasant labor. The ... -
The Power of Biblical Authors: A Risk Analysis of ‘Living’ Sacred Texts
Blumenthal, Christian (2023-06)New Testament authors claim immense (interpretive) power and generate strong asymmetrical dependencies between themselves and the communities they address. They are convinced that they have the resource of ‘salvation’, ... -
Prostitution / Servitude / Slavery: Picturing Female Dependencies in Seventeenth Century Amsterdam
Münch, Birgit Ulrike (2024-07)This working paper seeks to explore the concept of asymmetrical dependency from an art and cultural historical perspective. Prostitution and sex work are central domains in which female dependency was negotiated and ... -
Slavery in Eighteenth Century Mongolia: Transactions in People and Notions of Property According to the Qanggin Banner Archives
Heuschert-Laage, Dorothea (2022-12)This paper investigates moments of transition in which people were forced into dependency, or had to change from one relationship of asymmetrical dependency to another. It is argued that these transitions were backed ... -
Theorie und Methode der Analyse asymmetrischer Formen von Abhängigkeit: Eine (global)rechtshistorische Perspektive
Duve, Thomas (2022-05)This working paper aims to contribute to the transdisciplinary debates on how to analyze asymmetric forms of dependency at the BCDSS from the perspective of a legal historian inter ested in global legal history and working ... -
Transcending Boundaries: Rethinking Slave Agency in the Ottoman Empire Through Religious Conversion Practices
Wagner, Veruschka; Gökçe, Zeynep Yeşim; Abacı, Zeynep Dörtok; Allahverdiyeva, Turkana (2024-05)This article explores the religious conversion of slaves in the Ottoman Empire and the Crimea as a profound and transforming event in the lives of slaves. We will analyze the conditions, reasons, and consequences of ...