Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily

Arabic-Speakers and the End of Islam

Nonfiction, History, Italy, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Dr Alexander Metcalfe, Alex Metcalfe ISBN: 9781317829249
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 21, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dr Alexander Metcalfe, Alex Metcalfe
ISBN: 9781317829249
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 21, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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.

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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.

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