A history of Muslim Sicily
By: Leonard C. Chiarelli
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Central Mediterranean studies series -- no. 1
Publisher: Midsea Books
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Venera, Malta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 445
ISBN-13: 9789993276456
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: History; Muslims; Islam
Description: "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 first the 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." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-417) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Arab conquest of North Africa and the rise of the Aghlabid Dynasty; title: The Arab conquest of Sicily and Aghlabid rule; title: The establishment of Fatimid rule in Sicily; title: The Kalbid Dynasty (336-948-432/1040); title: The social structure; title: The economy and trade; title: Islamic culture.