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Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily Alexander Metcalfe

Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily By Alexander Metcalfe

Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily by Alexander Metcalfe


Summary

This is the first work to offer a specific account of the social, religious and linguistic shift from a largely Arabic-speaking Muslim island in 1060 to a largely 'Latin'-speaking Christian one by around 1250.

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Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily Summary

Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily: Arabic-Speakers and the End of Islam by Alexander Metcalfe

The research makes significant contributions to our understanding of the sources of medieval Arabic

Part of the prominent Culture and Civilisation in the Middle East series

Multi-disciplinary, with relevance to linguistic, historical and medieval studies, as well as the history of Europe

About Alexander Metcalfe

Alex Metcalfe holds degrees in Literae Humaniores from Exeter College, Oxford and Arabic from the University of Leeds. After extensive travel in Europe and the Middle East and employment as a foreign exchange trader, soldier and teacher, he completed a doctorate at Leeds that serves as the basis of this present work.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Abbreviation Transliteration Schemes Map of Twelfth-Century Sicily Introduction 1. Sicily before 1100 2. The Muslim Community: Language, Religion and Status 3. 'Normans', 'Lombards', 'Greeks', 'Arabs', 'Berbers' and Jews 4. At the Margins of the Arabic-Speaking Communities 5. Communication Around the Royal Palaces and Arabic as a Language of the Ruling Elite 6. Defining the Land: The Monreale Register of Boundaries from 1182 7. BDe Saracenico in Latinum Transferri: The Mechanics of the Translation Process 8. Arabic-Greek Bilingualism: An Introduction to the Evidence 9. From Arab-Muslim to Latin-Christian: A Model for Change? Appendix A: Index of the Monreale Estates Appendix B: Salvatore Cusa's I diplomi greci ed arabi Appendix C: The Varying Treatment of Professional Names Bibliography Index

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CIN0415616441G
9780415616447
0415616441
Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily: Arabic-Speakers and the End of Islam by Alexander Metcalfe
Used - Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2011-01-13
304
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