| Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily: Arabic-Speakers and the End of Islam Contributor(s): Metcalfe, Alexander (Author), Metcalfe, Alex (Author) |
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ISBN: 0700716858 ISBN-13: 9780700716852 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - History | Europe - Italy - Religion | Islam - History |
| Dewey: 945.803 |
| LCCN: 2002031605 |
| Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.18" W x 9.68" (1.27 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |