Muslims And Christians In Norman Sicily
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Author | : Dr Alexander Metcalfe |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2014-01-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317829247 |
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The social and linguistic history of medieval Sicily is both intriguing and complex. Before the Muslim invasion of 827, the islanders spoke dialects of either Greek or Latin or both. On the arrival of the Normans around 1060 Arabic was the dominant language, but by 1250 Sicily was an almost exclusively Christian island, with Romance dialects in evidence everywhere. Of particular importance to the development of Sicily was the formative period of Norman rule (1061 1194), when most of the key transitions from an Arabic-speaking Muslim island to a 'Latin'-speaking Christian one were made. This work sets out the evidence for those changes and provides an authoritative approach that re-defines the conventional thinking on the subject.
Author | : Dr Alexander Metcalfe |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2014-01-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317829255 |
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The social and linguistic history of medieval Sicily is both intriguing and complex. Before the Muslim invasion of 827, the islanders spoke dialects of either Greek or Latin or both. On the arrival of the Normans around 1060 Arabic was the dominant language, but by 1250 Sicily was an almost exclusively Christian island, with Romance dialects in evidence everywhere. Of particular importance to the development of Sicily was the formative period of Norman rule (1061 1194), when most of the key transitions from an Arabic-speaking Muslim island to a 'Latin'-speaking Christian one were made. This work sets out the evidence for those changes and provides an authoritative approach that re-defines the conventional thinking on the subject.
Author | : Joshua C. Birk |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2017-01-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3319470426 |
Download Norman Kings of Sicily and the Rise of the Anti-Islamic Critique Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book is an investigative study of Christian and Islamic relations in the kingdom of Sicily during the eleventh and twelfth centuries. It has three objectives. First, it establishes how and why the Norman rulers of Sicily, all of whom were Christians, incorporated Muslim soldiers, farmers, scholars, and bureaucrats into the formation of their own royal identities and came to depend on their Muslim subjects to project and enforce their political power. Second, it examines how the Islamic influence within the Sicilian court drew little scrutiny, and even less criticism, from intellectuals in the wider world of Latin Christendom during the time period. Finally, it contextualizes and explains the eventual emergence of Christian popular violence against Muslims in Sicily in the latter half of the twelfth century and the evolution of a wider discourse of anti-Islamic sentiment throughout Western Europe.
Author | : Adele Cilento |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Arabs |
ISBN | : 9781878351661 |
Download Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This book is written by two expert scholars. It tells a fascinating story about a period during the Middle Ages when cultures collided and made war on each other over issues of politics, religion, and wealth (much like the present day). With many views of the famous mosaics in Cefal, Monreale, and Palermo, its 275 color illustrations and four maps provide a beautiful visual complement to an authoritative text.
Author | : Brian A. Catlos |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 649 |
Release | : 2014-03-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0521889391 |
Download Muslims of Medieval Latin Christendom, c.1050–1614 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An innovative study which explores how the presence of Muslim communities transformed Europe and stimulated Christian society to define itself.
Author | : Graham A. Loud |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004125414 |
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Author | : Lisa Reilly |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2020-02-29 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1108863418 |
Download The Invention of Norman Visual Culture Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In this book, Lisa Reilly establishes a new interpretive paradigm for the eleventh and twelfth-century art and architecture of the Norman world in France, England, and Sicily. Traditionally, scholars have considered iconic works like the Cappella Palatina and the Bayeux Embroidery in a geographically piecemeal fashion that prevents us from seeing their full significance. Here, Reilly examines these works individually and within the larger context of a connected Norman world. Just as Rollo founded the Normandy 'of different nationalities', the Normans created a visual culture that relied on an assemblage of forms. To the modern eye, these works are perceived as culturally diverse. As Reilly demonstrates, the multiple sources for Norman visual culture served to expand their meaning. Norman artworks represented the cultural mix of each locale, and the triumph of Norman rule, not just as a military victory but as a legitimate succession, and often as the return of true Christian rule.
Author | : Joshua C. Birk |
Publisher | : ProQuest |
Total Pages | : 540 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780542794742 |
Download Sicilian Counterpoint Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This dissertation proposes that Medieval Sicily represents a case study that is difficult to reconcile with the prevailing paradigm. This period reveals important complications to prevailing ideas about the relationship between Christian elites and Islamic culture as Europe entered the High Middle ages. It suggests that Medieval Sicily should occupy a more prominent place in accounts of this dynamic. It offers a unique opportunity to explore the way in which Christian kings projected their power upon a principally non-Christian populace, and, in turn, the way in which the religious practices and semiotic language of the island's people affected the way the ruling aristocracy conceived of itself. Unlike other Christian kingdoms, the strength of the Sicilian crown was dependent on its ability to deploy Muslim administrators and soldiers to counterbalance the strength of its own nobility or its various foreign foes.
Author | : Leonard Chiarelli |
Publisher | : Midsea Books |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018-05-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9789993276456 |
Download A History of Muslim Sicily Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The book, now in it's second revised edition, covers the period of Muslim Arab rule on the island from A.D. 827 to the Norman conquest in A.D. 1070. It is the first detailed study in English covering the various aspects of this 243-year period. It incorporates new Arabic sources and draws upon archaeological studies that hitherto have not been used. The book covers the political, social, economic, demographic, and cultural impacts that during this period forever changed the island's character. All aspects of society underwent change, making Sicily part of the Arabo-Muslim world for more than two hundred years. This new edition has now been updated with the latest research on the subject and with improved maps describing Sicily during the times of the Arabs.
Author | : Timothy Jude Fitzgerald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Muslims |
ISBN | : |
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