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Christians and Muslims in early medieval Italy : a sourcebook / edited and translated by Luigi Andrea Berto.

Other author/creatorBerto, Luigi Andrea, editor, translator.
Format Tactile Material, Book, and Print
Publication Info New York : Routledge, 2023.
Description174 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents List of maps -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Definitions and information about the other -- Religious otherness -- Perceptions -- Some 'light' in the 'darkness' -- Supernatural events -- The enemy is coming -- Prisoners -- Going to the 'other' -- Encounters -- Appendix -- Maps -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract "In the early Middle Ages (ninth-eleventh centuries), Italy became the target of Muslim campaigns. The Muslims conquered Sicily, ruled her for more than two centuries, and conducted many raids against the Italian Peninsula. During that period, however, Christians and Muslims did not always fight each other. Indeed, sometimes they traded with the 'other' and visited the lands of the 'other'. By presenting the annotated English translation of the early medieval primary sources about how Muslims and Christians perceived each other, the circulation of news about them, and their knowledge of their opponents, this book aims to clarify the relationship between Muslims and Christians in early medieval Italy. Moreover, it proves that in that period the faithful of the Cross and those of the Crescent were not so ignorant of one another as is commonly believed. Christians and Muslims in Early Medieval Italy: A Sourcebook is the ideal resource for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates and scholars interested in the relationships between Christians and Muslims in Medieval Italy and the Mediterranean"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Christians and Muslims in early medieval Italy New York : Routledge, 2023 9781003213628
Genre/formHistory.
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LCCN 2022060758
ISBN9781032100913
ISBN1032100915
ISBN9781032100906 (hardback)
ISBN1032100907
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