Practices of re-naming and re-semanticizing places in Ibn Gubayr’s Journey (Rihla, XII century)

Authors

  • Monica Morazzoni
  • Giovanna Giulia Zavettieri
  • Lisa Scafa Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2784-9643/18284

Keywords:

toponymy, Sicily, Arabs, cartography, travel itineraries

Abstract

The essay delves into toponymy in the literary works of a 12th-century Arab traveler, addressing in particular the issue of the “renaming” of Sicilian places consequent to the processes of territorialization following Arab domination. The study focused on the analysis of Schiaparelli’s and Amari’s translations of the traveler Ibn Gubayr’s work and comparison with the cartographic source of the same translator Amari. The contribution deals with the analysis of a little-known work in the field of geography.

Published

2023-07-07