Culture and society in medieval Galicia : : a cultural crossroads at the edge of Europe / / edited and translated by James D'Emilio.

• Superior document: Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, Volume 58
• TeilnehmendeR: D'Emilio, James,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; Volume 58.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1121 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In Culture and Society in Medieval Galicia , twenty-three international authors examine Galicia’s changing place in Iberia, Europe, and the Mediterranean and Atlantic worlds from late antiquity through the thirteenth century. With articles on art and architecture; religion and the church; law and society; politics and historiography; language and literature; and learning and textual culture, the authors introduce medieval Galicia and current research on the region to medievalists, Hispanists, and students of regional culture and society. The cult of St. James, Santiago Cathedral, and the pilgrimage to Compostela are highlighted and contextualized to show how Galicia’s remoteness became the basis for a paradoxical centrality in medieval art, culture, and religion. Contributors are Jeffrey A. Bowman, Manuel Castiñeiras, James D'Emilio, Thomas Deswarte, Pablo C. Díaz, Emma Falque, Amélia P. Hutchinson, Amancio Isla, Henrik Karge, Melissa R. Katz, Michael Kulikowski, Fernando López Sánchez, Luis R. Menéndez Bueyes, William D. Paden, Francisco Javier Pérez Rodríguez, Ermelindo Portela, Rocío Sánchez Ameijeiras, Adeline Rucquoi, Ana Suárez González, Purificación Ubric, Ramón Villares, John Williams †, and Roger Wright.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / James D’Emilio -- 1 The Paradox of Galicia A Cultural Crossroads at the Edge of Europe / James D’Emilio -- Introduction to Part 2 / James D’Emilio -- 2 The Suevi in Gallaecia An Introduction / Michael Kulikowski -- 3 Gallaecia in Late Antiquity The Suevic Kingdom and the Rise of Local Powers / P. C. Díaz and Luis R. Menéndez-Bueyes -- 4 The Suevic Kingdom Why Gallaecia? / Fernando López Sánchez -- 5 The Church in the Suevic Kingdom (411–585 AD) / Purificación Ubric -- Introduction to Part 3 / James D’Emilio -- 6 The Aristocracy and the Monarchy in Northwest Iberia between the Eighth and the Eleventh Century / Amancio Isla -- 7 The Charter of Theodenandus Writing, Ecclesiastical Culture, and Monastic Reform in Tenth-Century Galicia / James D’Emilio -- 8 From Galicia to the Rhône Legal Practice in Northern Spain around the Year 1000 / Jeffrey A. Bowman -- Introduction to Part 4 / James D’Emilio -- 9 The Making of Galicia in Feudal Spain (1065–1157) / Ermelindo Portela -- 10 Galicia and the Galicians in the Latin Chronicles of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries / Emma Falque -- 11 The Kingdom of Galicia and the Monarchy of Castile-León in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries / Francisco Javier Pérez Rodríguez -- Introduction to Part 5 / James D’Emilio -- 12 St. James in Galicia (c. 500–1300) Rivalries in Heaven and on Earth / Thomas Deswarte -- 13 Compostela A Cultural Center from the Tenth to the Twelfth Century / Adeline Rucquoi -- 14 The Tomb of St. James Coming to Terms with History and Tradition / John Williams -- 15 The European Architecture of Church Reform in Galicia The Romanesque Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela / Henrik Karge -- 16 The Topography of Images in Santiago Cathedral Monks, Pilgrims, Bishops, and the Road to Paradise / Manuel Castiñeiras -- 17 Dreams of Kings and Buildings Visual and Literary Culture in Galicia (1157–1230) / Rocío Sánchez Ameijeiras -- 18 Cistercian Scriptoria in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries A Starting Point / Ana Suárez González -- 19 A Convent for La Sabia Violante of Aragón and the Clarisas of Allariz / Melissa R. Katz -- Introduction to Part 6 / James D’Emilio -- 20 Galician Before 1250 / Roger Wright -- 21 On the Music of Galician-Portuguese Secular Lyric Sources, Genres, Performance / William D. Paden -- 22 Making Poetry, Making Waves The Galician-Portuguese Sea Lyric / Amélia P. Hutchinson -- Introduction to Part 7 / James D’Emilio -- 23 Castles vs. Castros The Middle Ages in the Construction of Galician National Identity / Ramón Villares -- Epilogue: Future Directions in the Study of Medieval Galicia / James D’Emilio -- Index / James D’Emilio.