Historiographical question- What are some good sources for someone wanting to learn more about the Islamic tenure in Italy?

by nickcooper1991

Hello,

While my main impetus of study is Islamic civilization in Spain, I'm very curious about expanding my knowledge of the much less talked about Islamic civilization in Italy (to have a more well rounded idea of Muslim impact on Europe as a whole). Are there some good sources I could use to begin?

TheGreenReaper7

I'd start with Alex Metcalf's The Muslims of Medieval Italy, (Edinburgh, 2009) as a general introduction (some chapters are available from his academia.edu page, along with a number of articles), then look at Jeremy John's Arabic Administration in Norman Sicily: The Royal Dīwān, (Cambridge, 2002). Since you'll need to contextualise this within Sicilian history I'd also look at this introductory bibliography on the Normans in Siciliy.