title: Preliminary Material
abstract: The contributions in this volume investigate slavery and the slave trade in the wider Black Sea area between c.900 and 1900, with a focus on the medieval and early modern periods. The authors explore the Black Sea region as an encounter zone of cultures, legal regimes, religions, and enslavement practices. The topics discussed in the chapters include: Byzantine slavery, slave trade patterns in the late medieval period, the position of Christian institutions vis-à-vis slavery, captive-taking by T