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Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily (Culture and Civilization in the Middle East) 1st Edition
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- ISBN-100415616441
- ISBN-13978-0415616447
- Edition1st
- Publication dateJanuary 13, 2011
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions6.14 x 0.7 x 9.21 inches
- Print length308 pages
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- Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (January 13, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 308 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0415616441
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415616447
- Item Weight : 1.23 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.14 x 0.7 x 9.21 inches
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Most of this material had already been published in one form or another, some with transcriptions of the Arabic accompanied by Italian translations. Here Michele Amari (1806-1889) comes to mind for major narratives. The author also mentions Salvatore Cusa (1822-1893), and while one may not agree with his commentary on Cusa's work regarding specific translations, it is appropriate for this scholar to be acknowledged.
The book's introductory remarks reflect an effort to provide context regarding ancient and pre-Aghlabid Sicily, along with some modern Sicilian perspectives about the past, but here one marvels at how often foreigners are inclined to mention the Mafia ("organised crime") in such discussions. At all events, this is a worthy complement to other works in English, such as Leonard Chiarelli's defining history of the Muslims in Sicily, and my own 900-page book on the Norman-Swabian Kingdom of Sicily, co-authored with Jacqueline Alio and published in 2023.
Though ethnogenesis (the origin of ethnic identity) is far too complex to be considered amply in any single work, several of my books cover it to some degree, with the most recent opus presenting chapters on the Sicilian and Neapolitan languages, and even the cuisine of the first part of the thirteenth century. Very few anglophone historians, however curious and competent, have spent enough time in southern Italy, and especially Sicily, to grasp the nuances of things like the local languages. Sicilian is still spoken in certain parts of Palermo (like Ballarò) and other localities.
A typical criticism, of the publisher rather than the author, is the high list price of a monograph running to just around 300 pages printed on thin paper. Even the ebook is expensive for its length.