The Agency of the Conquered

Muslim Communities in the Emergence of Norman Sicily and the Kingdom of Valencia

By (author) Eric Böhme

Book cover: The Agency of the Conquered

Extent: 458 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, Italian Studies, Medieval Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2025)

ISBN: 9783847118916

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $82.00

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Eric Bohme analyses two processes of conquest which are generally considered prime examples of the expansion of Latin-Christian powers into the Islamicate Mediterranean.


Eric Bohme analyses two processes of conquest which are generally considered prime examples of the expansion of Latin-Christian powers into the Islamicate Mediterranean. The Norman conquest of Sicily 1061-1091 put a close to more than two hundred years of Muslim rule over the island. Two centuries later, the conquest of eastern al-Andalus (c. 1229-1245) and its transformation into the Kingdom of Valencia constituted a major advance in the Christian expansion on the Iberian Peninsula. The striking parallels between both changes of rulership are now analysed in-depth for the first time. At the centre of the analysis is the perspective of the conquered Muslim communities: With what motivation and strategies did they participate in processes of interaction and negotiation with the new rulers and other immigrant groups?

  • By (author) Eric Böhme