Special Topics in the Study of Religion: Critical Readings in Slavery and Religion

How have scholars in slavery studies interrogated the intersection of religion and slavery? Does the "slaving zones" model rule out the role of race in pre-modern enslavement? How did slaves negotiate their enslaved lives within the religious cultures of their enslavers? How did gender inflect the lives of slaves and the religious discourses of enslavement? We address these questions by reading primary sources in translation, and scholarly studies of slavery in different historical contexts and within different religious traditions. Guest speakers participate.