Urban Dynamics and Transcultural Communication in Medieval Sicily

Edited by Theresa Jäckh and Mona Kirsch.

At the heart of the Mediterranean, the island of Sicily has long been a place of encounter. Witness to conquests and cycles of migration, the island's enviable position as a unique nexus of exchange has left it heir to a rich linguistic, religious, ethnic and cultural inheritance. As the island's primary conduits of interaction, Sicily's vibrant cities not only functioned as important hubs for the exchange of goods and knowledge, but also facilitated the transcultural contact of peoples and cultures. This volume offers 12 multi-disciplinary approaches in endeavouring to investigate how such manifold influences shaped the cities of the island and were reflected in the urban dynamics and transcultural communication of medieval Sicily. With contributions by Richard Engl, Julia Becker, Vera von Falkenhausen, Theresa Jäckh M.A., Thomas Dittelbach, Alex Metcalfe, Mohammed Querfelli, Hadrien Penet, Fabrizio Titone, Kristjan Toomaspoeg and Elisa Vermiglio. 326 Seiten mit 6 Farb- und 21 s/w-Abb. sowie vier Tabellen, gebunden (Mittelmeerstudien; Band 17/Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh/Wilhelm Fink Verlag 2017) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear