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Arabic administration in Norman Sicily : the royal dīwān /

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&#...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johns, Jeremy, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Colección:Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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, 1141-94
  • 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
  • App. 1. Catalogue of diwani documents
  • App. 2. Provisional catalogue of private documents
  • App. 3. Abu Tillis
  • 'Old Wheat-sack'.