Arabic Administration in Norman Sicily: The Royal Diwan

ISBN-13: 9780521816922 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 410 str.

Jeremy Johns; David Morgan

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'… a meticulous study … It is a welcome addition to the limited corpus dealing with the Arabo-Islamic heritage in Sicily … the advantage of giving specialists in the divergent realms of Norman and Islamic studies glimpses of their familiar territories from a fresh angle … one of the strengths of this study is that it traverses boundaries of language and religion which more frequently remain uncrossed …' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Spis treści

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.