![]() ![]() This is why, as Keeley explains, women were very valuable in premodern civilizations because any society’s ability to reproduce and build up this necessary man power is limited by the number of fertile wombs that society has. Lawrence Keeley wrote a book called War Before Civilization where he explains how premodern war was primarily about man power the side that had the largest army was usually going to win, and if an army was few in numbers, they were an easy target for another army to attack and benefit from them. Islam is no where near similar to the slavery that happened in the west, and a more accurate term to use would be “servant.” However, for argument’s sake, the former will be used. ![]() Before beginning, it should be noted that when using the term “slavery,” it carries such heavy, evil connotations because one immediately thinks about the slavery that was seen in the West. ![]()
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