Muslim-Christian Relations in Medieval Southern Italy From: The Muslim World | Date: April 1, 2007| Author: Taylor, Julie Anne | Copyright Blackwell Publishing Apr 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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This article examines the nature of relations between Muslims and Christians in southern Italy during the thirteenth century. In response to uprisings in Sicily, the emperor Frederick II transferred an estimated 20,000 Muslims to the city of Lucera in Apulia. Outside the Iberian Peninsula, Lucera came to have the largest Muslim population of any city in western Europe. Although the formation of the colony led to competition for resources between its inhabitants and the local ...

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