Arabic Administration in Norman Sicily - The Royal Diwan

A comprehensive 2002 account of the Arabic administration of Norman Sicily.

List 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 d¿w¿n, 1130¿43; 5. The jar¿'id renewed, 1144¿5; 6. The records of the royal d¿w¿n, part I: the jar¿'id al-rij¿l; 7. The records of the royal d¿w¿n, part II: the daf¿tir al-hud¿d; 8. The duties and organisation of the royal d¿w¿n; 9. 'The people of his state'. The 'palace Saracens' and the royal d¿w¿n; 10. The Norman d¿w¿n and F¿timid Egypt; 11. Royal d¿w¿n and royal image; Appendices; List of references; Index.

Summary

In a comprehensive 2002 account of the Arabic administration of Norman Sicily, the author demonstrates that, contrary to the traditional view, the Normans deliberately imported the island's Arabic administration from contemporary Egypt. He also suggests that its primary function was not administration but the projection of the royal image.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Johns
• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2012
• EAN: 9780521816922
• ISBN: 978-0-521-81692-2
• No. of pages: 410
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 742 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories