Gendered and Ethnic Captivity and Slavery in Safavid Persia: A Literature Review

The Safavid society’s approach to sexuality and gender has made it a reference for the “pre-modern” discourse, in which manifest—in contemporary terminology—queerness fluidity. While is important not romanticize image of Orient as queer heaven, possible consider society an site inquiry that offers valuable insights on pre-colonial sexuality. A less discussed topic literature gendered sexual slavery. This study conducts review primary secondary period, including Western travelogues. paper aims outline relations between existing forms captivity factors such ethnic background. research explores prevalence slavery reported how slaves’ positions were defined within social hierarchies.