Forms of unfreedom in the Medieval Mediterranean

• Other Authors: Barros, Maria Filomena Lopes de (Editor), Almagro Vidal, Clara (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Évora Publicações do Cidehus 2021
• Series: Biblioteca - Estudos & Colóquios
• Subjects: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500; slavery; serfdom; dependence; manumission; Mediterranean; Middle Ages
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Dependence and loss of freedom - be it partial or total - go hand in hand. During the Middle Ages, people were bonded together through a wide variety of ties that limited their freedom in different ways and to variable degrees.This volume explores these forms of unfreedom. Focusing on both the Iberi...