TY  - BOOK
AU  - Panzram,Sabine
AU  - Pachá,Paulo
TI  - The Visigothic Kingdom: The Negotiation of Power in Post-Roman Lberia
T2  - Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia
SN  - 9048551064
AV  - DP96 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Amsterdam University Press
KW  - HISTORY / Medieval
KW  - Iberisch Schiereiland
KW  - Germanen
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Spain
KW  - History
KW  - Gothic period, 414-711
KW  - Iberian Peninsula
KW  - Espagne
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 414-711 (Période gothique)
KW  - Ibérique, Péninsule
KW  - Europe
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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 these moments to uncover the hidden agency of individuals and local authorities. 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. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
UR  - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv1c5cs6z
ER  -