Tolino, Serena (23 May 2024). Asymmetrical Dependency, Agency and Power Dynamics: the Role of Eunuchs in the Fatimid Empire (Unpublished). In: Ismaili Studies: History and Future Directions. University of Naples L'Orientale.
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)In this paper I reflected on the role of eunuchs in pre-modern Islamicate Societies, applying the analytical concept of "asymmetrical dependency”, developed by The Bonn Center for Slavery and Dependency Studies. After an introduction on the Fatimid empire, I presented an overview on eunuchs in pre-modern Islamicate societies, before focusing on the role of eunuchs in the Fatimid Empire (909-1171), and specifically on the role of one specific eunuch, Ja‘far, who grow up together with the first Fatimid imam-caliph al-Mahdī.
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Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institut für Studien zum Nahen Osten und zu muslimischen Gesellschaften |
UniBE Contributor: |
Tolino, Serena |
Subjects: |
200 Religion > 290 Other religions 900 History > 950 History of Asia 900 History > 960 History of Africa |
Funders: |
[42] Schweizerischer Nationalfonds |
Projects: |
[UNSPECIFIED] TraSIS: Trajectories of Slavery in Islamicate Societies. Three Concepts from Islamic Legal Sources |
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English |
Submitter: |
Serena Tolino |
Date Deposited: |
24 Jun 2024 08:50 |
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24 Jun 2024 08:50 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
slavery, eunuchs, asymmetrical dependencies, gender, power, castration |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/197992 |
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