Al-Gaziratu al-Siqilliyya: tradizione e cultura della Sicilia arabo-islamica

This piece examines the historical transition in the so-caled Jazirat al-Siqilliyya region from the Christian Bizantine tradition to the Islamic one, passing throught literary, geographical and philosophical masterpieces. The linguistic and cultural diversity will emerge from the texts of the Arab geographers, who visited that area in the XIth century, as well as from the production of philological and grammatical manuals developed to correct the Sicilian population speaking Arabic, the language of the new rulers. The work will also analyze the Norman era, witnessing both the dismissal of the Islamic conquerors who will seek refuge in Ifriqya, and the new spirit of cohabitation established …

Ramadan

The contribution analyzes the Islamic holiday of Ramadan in its various aspects: its etymology, its chronology, popular customs and traditions, its theological and religious significance

Universalità della Ragione. Pluralità delle Filosofie nel Medieoevo | Universalité de la Raison. Pluralité des philosophies au Moyen Âge | Universality of Reason. Plurality of Philosophies in the Middle Ages XII Congresso Internazionale di Filosofia Medievale. Palermo, 17-22 settembre 2007 / vol. 3 - Comunicazioni sezione orientale. vol. 3, .