Arabic Administration in Norman Sicily
The Royal Diwan
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Part of Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- Author: Jeremy Johns, University of Oxford
- Date Published: December 2007
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- isbn: 9780521037020
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Jeremy Johns' unique study is the first comprehensive account of the Arabic administration of Norman Sicily. While it is generally assumed that the Normans inherited their administration from the Muslim governors of the island, Johns demonstrates that the Norman kings actually restructured their administration to the model of Fatimid Egypt. Controversially, he suggests that their intention was not administrative efficiency, but the projection of their royal image. This accessible account of the Norman rulers reveals how they related to their counterparts in the Muslim Mediterranean.
Read more- A comprehensive study of the Arabic administration of Norman Sicily
- Set in the broader historical context of contemporary Islamic Mediterranean
- Accessibly composed and interdisciplinary in approach
Awards
- Winner of the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
Reviews & endorsements
"...an important contribution to the study of the post-conquest history of Sicily. ...a useful and obligatory text of reference for years to come." Canadian Journal of History
See more reviews"It is a work of luminous scholarship...also wonderfully written. Careful reading, even for nonspecialists, yields a rich prize: awareness of a fascinating and anomalous chapter of premodern Mediterranean history." History
"Johns has made a major contribution to our understanding of the monarchy ... Scholars are going to be building on John's research in numerous areas for a long time." The International History Review
"This is a compelling and accessible account of the Norman rulers and how they related to their counterparts in the Muslim Mediterranean." Middle East
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- Date Published: December 2007
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521037020
- length: 412 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.6kg
- contains: 1 b/w illus. 29 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Tables
Abbreviations
Genealogical table of the De Hautevilles of Sicily
Note on measurements
Introduction
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 dīwān, 1130–43
5. The jarā'id renewed, 1144–5
6. The records of the royal dīwān, part I: the jarā'id al-rijāl
7. The records of the royal dīwān, part II: the dafātir al-hudūd
8. The duties and organisation of the royal dīwān
9. 'The people of his state'. The 'palace Saracens' and the royal dīwān
10. The Norman dīwān and Fātimid Egypt
11. Royal dīwān and royal image
Appendices
List of references
Index.
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