Introduction: Whence Slavery?
Chapter 1: From Present to Past and Back
Chapter 2: Slavery between Empire and Christianity - the first to fourth centuries
Chapter 3: Enslavement, Captivity and the Monotheistic Turn - the fifth to seventh centuries
Chapter 4: New Polities, New Societies, New Economies - the eighth to tenth centuries
Chapter 5: Migration, Integration, Connectivity - the ninth to eleventh centuries
Conclusion: Slavery as a Historical Process - Towards a New Definition
Bibliography