Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 666 g
The Royal Diwan
Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 666 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
ISBN: 978-0-521-03702-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
In the late eleventh century, Sicily - originally part of the Islamic world - was captured by Norman, French and Italian adventurers, led by Roger de Hauteville. For the next 150 years, Roger and his descendants ruled the island and its predominantly Arabic-speaking Muslim population. Jeremy Johns' book represents a comprehensive account of the Arabic administration of Norman Sicily. While it has generally been assumed that the Normans simply inherited their Arabic administration from the Muslim governors of the island, the author uses the unique Sicilian Arabic documents to demonstrate that the Norman kings restructured their administration on the model of the contemporary administration of Fatimid Egypt. Controversially, he also suggests that, in doing so, their intention was not administrative efficiency but the projection of their royal image. This is a compelling and accessible account of the Norman rulers and how they related to their counterparts in the Muslim Mediterranean.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: 7. - 14. Jahrhundert
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; Tables; Abbreviations; Genealogical table of the De Hautevilles of Sicily; Note on measurements; Introduction; 1. 'In the time of the Saracens.'; 2. 'When first the Normans crossed into Sicily.'; 3. 'Our lady, the Regent Adelaide, and our lord, the Count Roger, her son', 1101-30; 4. The earliest products of the royal diwan, 1130-43; 5. The jara'id renewed, 1144-5; 6. The records of the royal diwan. Part I: the jara'id al-rijal; 7. The records of the royal diwan. Part II: the dafatir al-hudud; 8. The duties and organisation of the royal diwan; 9. 'The people of his state'. The 'palace Saracens' and the royal diwan; 10. The Norman diwan and Fatimid Egypt; 11. Royal diwan and royal image; Appendices; List of references; Index.
