Medieval Sicily, al-Andalus, and the Maghrib : writing in times of turmoil / / edited by Nicola Carpentieri and Carol Symes [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Leeds : , : Arc Humanities Press, 2020
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 809.1997
• Soggetto topico: Multilingualism and literature
• Soggetto geografico: Sicily (Italy) Literatures History and criticism; Iberian Peninsula Literatures History and criticism; North African literature History and criticism
• Persona (resp. second.): CarpentieriNicola; SymesCarol
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Nov 2020).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Indiculus luminosus and the Creation of a Ninth-​Century Prophetic Conflict between Christianity and Islam -- Empire and Caliphate in the Life of John of Gorze -- The Writing of Munāẓarāt in Times of Turmoil: Disputations in Fatimid Ifrīqiya -- Messaging and Memory: Notes from Medieval Ifrīqiya and Sicily -- "And God Dispersed Their Unity": Historiographical Patterns in Recounting the End of Muslim Rule in Sicily and al-​Andalus -- A Wondrous Past, a Dangerous Present: The Egyptian Temple of Akhmīm and the Martorana Church in Palermo, as Seen through Ibn Jubayr's Travelogue -- How Does a Moorish Prince Become a Roman Caesar? Fictions and Forgeries, Emperors and Others from the Spanish "Flores" Romances to the Lead Books of Granada -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores a millennium of literary exchanges among the peoples of the Maghrib, or westernmost strongholds of medieval Islam. In the seventh century, Muslim expansion into the western Mediterranean initiated a new phase in the layering of heterogeneous peoples and languages in this contact zone: Arabs and Berbers, Christians and Jews, Sunnī and Shīʿa Muslims, Greeks and Latins all helped shape identities, hybrid genealogies of knowledge, and political alliances. These essays excavate the literary artefacts produced in these times of turmoil, offering new perspectives on the intellectual networks and traditions that proved instrumental in overcoming the often traumatic transitions among political and/or religious regimes.
• Titolo autorizzato: Medieval Sicily, al-Andalus, and the Maghrib
• ISBN: 1-64189-386-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480379003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Medieval globe.