Visigothic Kingdom: The Negotiation of Power in Post-Roman lberia
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Publisher:
Amsterdam University Press
Ort:
Amsterdam
Date:
[2021]
Language:
Englisch
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- 1. The Visigothic Kingdom of Toledo -- The Day Before – Prologue -- 2. Late Roman Spain -- Concepts of Central and Local Power -- 3. The Visigoths in Hispania -- 4. The Early Visigothic Presence in Southeastern Hispania -- 5. Beyond Central and Local Powers -- 6. King Wamba’s Campaign against dux Paulus (673) -- Power, Identity, and Ethnicity -- 7. How to Stay Gothic without a Gothic King -- 8. Who are the Visigoths? -- 9. The Visigothic Kingdom – A Kingdom without Visigoths? -- 10. Local Citizenships and the Visigothic Kingdom -- Representations of Power -- 11. Recopolis -- 12. Figura et potentia Coin and Power in the Visigothic Kingdom -- 13. The Liber Iudiciorum -- 14. Epigraphic Habit and Power in Visigothic Hispania -- Power and Church -- 15. Between Throne and Altar -- 16. Ecclesiastical Landscapes in the Visigothic Capital and Countryside of Toledo (Spain) -- 17. Ancient Classics and Catholic Tradition through Time and Space -- 18. Conflicts over Episcopal Office in Southern Hispania -- The Day After – Epilogue -- 19. In a Savage Kingdom (regnum efferum)? -- 20. Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- Index of Places, Names and Subjects
How did the breakdown of Roman rule in the Iberian peninsula eventually result in the formation of a Visigothic kingdom with authority centralised in Toledo? This collection of essays challenges the view that local powers were straightforwardly subjugated to the expanding central power of the monarchy. Rather than interpret countervailing events as mere 'delays' in this inevitable process, the contributors to this book interrogate where these events came from, which causes can be uncovered and how much influence individual actors had in this process. What emerges is a story of contested interests seeking cooperation through institutions and social practices that were flexible enough to stabilise a system that was hierarchical yet mutually beneficial for multiple social groups. By examining the Visigothic settlement, the interplay between central and local power, the use of ethnic identity, projections of authority, and the role of the Church, this book articulates a model for understanding the formation of a large and important early medieval kingdom
How did the breakdown of Roman rule in the Iberian peninsula eventually result in the formation of a Visigothic kingdom with authority centralised in Toledo? This collection of essays challenges the view that local powers were straightforwardly subjugated to the expanding central power of the monarchy. Rather than interpret countervailing events as mere 'delays' in this inevitable process, the contributors to this book interrogate where these events came from, which causes can be uncovered and how much influence individual actors had in this process. What emerges is a story of contested interests seeking cooperation through institutions and social practices that were flexible enough to stabilise a system that was hierarchical yet mutually beneficial for multiple social groups. By examining the Visigothic settlement, the interplay between central and local power, the use of ethnic identity, projections of authority, and the role of the Church, this book articulates a model for understanding the formation of a large and important early medieval kingdom
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ed. by Paulo Pachá, Panzram
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2023-04-13
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