Muslims in Medieval Italy: The Colony at Lucera
Muslims
in Medieval Italy: The Colony at Lucera is the history of a Muslim
colony in the southern Italian city of Lucera during the Middle Ages.
Author Julie Taylor draws on a vast array of primary sources,
unpublished manuscripts, and archeological data to provide a detailed
account of the lives of Muslims against the backdrop of the social and
political complexities of medieval Lucera. Taylor's work illuminates the
legal and social status of Muslims in Christendom and the contributions
made by Muslims to the economy and defense of the kingdom of Sicily,
and it also yields noteworthy insights into Muslim-Christian relations.
Muslims in Medieval Italy is a thoroughly researched and absorbing
account.
