Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean

The Greek pandocheion, the Arabic funduq, and Latin fondaco were hostelries for medieval Mediterranean travellers that evolved into centers of trade between Muslim and Christian regions. Olivia Remie Constable traces the evolution of this family of institutions from the pandocheion in Late Antiquity to the arrival of European merchants in Islamic markets and the appearance of the fondaco. Constable's study demonstrates the role of common economic interests in their development.

Introduction: a culture of travel: words institutions, and connections
Accepting all comers': a cross-cultural institution in late antiquity
the transition from Byzantium to the Dar al-Islam
Commerce, charity, community, and the funduq
Colonies before colonialism: western Christian trade and the evolution of the fondaco
Conquest and commercial space: the case of Iberia
Fondacos in Sicily, south Italy, and the Crusader states
Changing patterns of Muslim commercial space in the later middle ages
Christian commerce and the solidification of the fondaco system
The fondaco in Mediterranean Europe
Conclusion: a changing world: new peoples and institutions in the early modern Mediterranean
Bibliography
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Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World: Lodging, Trade, and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

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