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Autore |
Wood Jamie P. <1978-> |
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Titolo |
The politics of identity in Visigoth Spain : religion and power in the histories of Isidor of Seville / / by Jamie Wood |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49592-8 |
9786613591159 |
90-04-22432-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 pages) |
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Collana |
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Brill's series on the early Middle Ages, , 1878-4879 ; ; v. 21 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Visigoths - Spain - History |
Church and state - Spain - History - To 1500 |
Nation-building - Spain - History - To 1500 |
National characteristics, Spanish |
Group identity - Spain |
Spain History Gothic period, 414-711 |
Spain Ethnic relations History To 1500 |
Spain Civilization To 711 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Iberian Identities: Isidore in Context -- Reception and Reuse: History, Historians and Historiography in the Writings of Isidore of Seville -- A Spanish Homeland: History, Kingship and Conquest in the Histories of Isidore of Seville -- The Hispano-Visigothic Church Triumphant: Religion and Conversion in Isidore’s Histories -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Previous scholarship has interpreted Bishop Isidore of Seville (d. 636) retrospectively as the architect of the medieval Spanish church, as the father of Spanish identity, and as a key figure in the transmission of Classical and Patristic learning to the Middle Ages. Drawing on recent studies on identity formation in the early medieval period and an upsurge in interest in late antique Spain, this book examines the historical Isidore as a social actor managing a complex web of |
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