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1 online resource |
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Studies in Medieval History and Culture |
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Studies in medieval history and culture.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of maps; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Introduction; The events; Chapter 1 References, definitions, and circulation of news; References; Widespread distant echoes; Definitions; Information about the other; Notes; Chapter 2 Religious otherness; Muslims in Christian texts; The 'contaminating' Muslims and the attacks against the Christian religion; Holy war against the Muslims; Christians in Muslim texts; Notes; Chapter 3 Perceptions; Muslims in Christian texts; Christians in Muslim texts |
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The ferocity of the enemies and the consequences of their attacksThe leaders of the 'other'; Violent like, and more than, the Muslims; The pleasure of narrating violence inflicted on the other; Macabre trophies of victory; Are you what you look like?; Notes; Chapter 4 Some light in the darkness: Reading between the lines of the zealots' criticism; Christian nuances; Muslim nuances; Notes; Chapter 5 Supernatural events; The interventions of God and of his saints; Predictions and prophesies; The devil; Notes; Chapter 6 Why is the enemy attacking us and winning?; Notes |
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Chapter 7 Rewriting historyNotes; Chapter 8 The enemy is coming; Moving the saints; Running away; Remaining behind the walls; Notes; Chapter 9 Prisoners; Notes; Chapter 10 'Going' to the other; Seeking shelter; Fighting with the other; Traitors; To collaborate with the other; To convert; Marrying the other; Notes; Chapter 11 Encounters; Truces, pacts, and diplomatic missions; Trade; Notes; Conclusions; Appendix; Primary sources; Timeline; Maps; Bibliography; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Further readings; Index |
| Summary |
In the early Middle Ages, Italy became the target of Muslim expansionist campaigns. The Muslims conquered Sicily, ruling there for more than two centuries, and conducted many raids against the Italian Peninsula. During this period, however, Christians and Muslims were not always at war - trade flourished, and travel to the territories of the other' was not uncommon. By examining how Muslims and Christians perceived each other and how they communicated, this book brings the relationship between Muslims and Christians in early medieval Italy into clearer focus, showing that the followers of the Cross and those of the Crescent were in reality not as ignorant of one another as is commonly believed |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Luigi Andrea Berto is Professor of Medieval History at Western Michigan University, USA. His research focuses on medieval Italy and the Mediterranean, with a special interest in the use of the past and the relationships between Christians and Muslims |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 18, 2020) |
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Muslims -- Italy -- Sicily
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Muslims -- Italy -- History -- To 1500
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Christianity and other religions -- Italy -- Islam
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Islam -- Relations -- Christianity.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Muslims
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Christianity
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Interfaith relations
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Islam
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Religion
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Sicily (Italy) -- History -- 800-1016. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122247
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Italy -- History -- 476-1268. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068939
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Italy -- Religion
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Italy -- Sicily
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000766752 |
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1000766756 |
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0367814641 |
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9781000767339 |
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1000767337 |
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9781000767049 |
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1000767043 |
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9780367814649 |
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