WebHowever, the island's Muslims were faced with the choice of voluntary departure or subjection to Christian rule. Many Muslims chose to leave, provided they had the means to do so. "The transformation of Sicily into a Christian island", remarks Abulafia, "was also, paradoxically, the work of those whose culture was under threat".

WebThe given name "David" may refer to: . Medieval Late antiquity to early medieval. David was adopted as a Christian name from at least the 6th century. David the Invincible (6th century), Neoplatonic philosopher; David (commentator) (6th century), Greek scholar Saint David (6th century), patron saint of Wales; David Saharuni (7th century), presiding prince …

WebAbraham ben Samuel Abulafia (b. 1240–after 1291), the Kabbalist, began the series of putative Messiahs whose activity is deeply influenced by their Kabbalistic speculations.Because of his mystic studies, Abulafia came to believe first that he was a prophet; and in a prophetic book, which he published in Urbino (1279), he declared that …

WebBeatrice of Provence (c. 1229 – 23 September 1267), was ruling Countess of Provence and Forcalquier from 1245 until her death, as well as Countess of Anjou and Maine, Queen of Sicily and Naples by marriage to Charles I of Naples.. She was the fourth and youngest daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and Forcalquier by his wife …

WebQuentin Robert Duthie Skinner FBA (born 26 November 1940) is a British intellectual historian.He is regarded as one of the founders of the Cambridge School of the history of political thought.He has won numerous prizes for his work, including the Wolfson History Prize in 1979 and the Balzan Prize in 2006. Between 1996 and 2008 he was Regius …

WebThe Nicenes were compensated for this territorial loss when, in 1212, the death of David Komnenos allowed their annexation of his lands in Paphlagonia. In 1205, Theodore assumed the traditional titles of the Byzantine emperors. ... In Abulafia, David (ed.). The New Cambridge Medieval History, Volume 5, c.1198–c.1300. Cambridge: Cambridge ...

WebAbulafia, Jacopo Belbo's computer in the novel Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco (1988) Arius, from William T Quick's novels Dreams of Flesh and Sand, Dreams of Gods and Men, and Singularities (1988 onward) ... David and Jonathon, from Arthur C. Clarke's The Hammer of God (1993) Hex, ...

WebRishonim (Hebrew: [ʁiʃoˈnim]; Hebrew: ראשונים ‎; sing. Hebrew: ראשון ‎, Rishon, "the first ones") were the leading rabbis and poskim who lived approximately during the 11th to 15th centuries, in the era before the writing of the Shulchan Aruch (Hebrew: שׁוּלחָן עָרוּך ‎, "Set Table", a common printed code of Jewish law, 1563 CE) and following the Geonim (589 ...

WebEcstatic Kabbalah. Abraham Abulafia was the founder of Ecstatic Kabbalah.He linked the messiah with the month of Tammuz, the month of the sin of the golden calf.: 123 : 206 Abulafia referred to himself as “the seventh day” and the true Messiah ben David. He claimed to be both the Messiah ben David and a Kohen like Melchizedek. He supported …

WebIsabella II (1212 – 4 May 1228), also known as Yolande of Brienne, was a princess of French origin, the daughter of Maria, the queen-regnant of Jerusalem, and her husband, John of Brienne.She was reigning Queen of Jerusalem from 1212 until her death in 1228. By marriage to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Isabella also became Holy Roman …