{"product_id":"rethinking-norman-italy-studies-in-honour-of-graham-a-loud-paperback","title":"Rethinking Norman Italy: Studies in Honour of Graham A. Loud - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanna Drell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Oldfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume on Norman Italy (southern Italy and Sicily, c. 1000-1200) honours and reflects the pioneering scholarship of Graham A. Loud. An international group of scholars reassesses and recasts the paradigm by which Norman Italy has been conventionally understood, addressing varied subjects across four key themes: historiographies, identities and communities, religion and Church, and conquest. The chapters revise and refine our understanding of Norman Italy in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, demonstrating that it was not just a parochial Norman or Mediterranean entity but also an integral player in the medieval mainstream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe uniqueness of Norman Italy (Southern Italy and Sicily c. 1000-1200) has long rested on its geographic location at Latin Europe's periphery, a circumstance that led to the intermixing of Latin Christians with Byzantine Greeks and Muslims and fostered a vibrant multiculturalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile elements of this characterisation remain valid, new scholarship has brought to light the significant cross-pollination between Norman Italy and the wider medieval world throughout the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Emphasising that it was not just a parochial Norman or Mediterranean entity but also an integral player in the medieval mainstream, this collection endeavours to move beyond the frontier and to articulate Norman Italy's contribution to broader historical currents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHonouring and reflecting on the pioneering scholarship of Graham A. Loud, Rethinking Norman Italy features chapters on an array of topics, including the secular and monastic church, aristocratic networks, the papacy, crusading, urbanisation, Byzantium and Islam. It reassesses and recasts the paradigm by which Norman Italy has conventionally been understood, making it essential reading for students and scholars studying the region.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanna H. Drell is Professor of History at the University of Richmond \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Oldfield is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Manchester\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45587557810278,"sku":"9781526174604","price":72.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Q2Dyo2kNJG9781526174604.webp?v=1777953121","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/rethinking-norman-italy-studies-in-honour-of-graham-a-loud-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}