Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily : Arabic-Speakers and the End of Islam.

The social and linguistic history of medieval Sicily is both intriguing and complex. Before the Muslim invasion of 827, the islanders spoke dialects of either Greek or Latin or both. On the arrival of the Normans around 1060 Arabic was the dominant language, but by 1250 Sicily was an almost exclusiv...

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Main Author: Metcalfe, Dr Alexander
Other Authors: Metcalfe, A. (Alex)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Series:Culture and civilisation in the Middle East.
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Muslims and Christians in Norman Sicily : Arabic speakers and the end of Islam / by Metcalfe, A. (Alex)

Published 2003
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