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Book SynopsisIn 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 ContentsContents Preface ix Acknowledgments xxiv List of Figures, Maps, and Tables XXVI Abbreviations xxxii List of Contributors xxxviii Part 1: The Paradox of Galicia A Cultural Crossroads at the Edge of Europe 1 The Paradox of Galicia A Cultural Crossroads at the Edge of Europe 3 James D’Emilio Part 2: The Suevic Kingdom Between Roman Gallaecia and Modern Myth Introduction to Part 2 126 2 The Suevi in Gallaecia An Introduction 131 Michael Kulikowski 3 Gallaecia in Late Antiquity The Suevic Kingdom and the Rise of Local Powers 146 P. C. Díaz and Luis R. Menéndez-Bueyes 4 The Suevic Kingdom Why Gallaecia? 176 Fernando López Sánchez 5 The Church in the Suevic Kingdom (411–585 ad) 210 Purificación Ubric Part 3: Early Medieval Galicia Tradition and Change Introduction to Part 3 246 6 The Aristocracy and the Monarchy in Northwest Iberia between the Eighth and the Eleventh Century 251 Amancio Isla 7 The Charter of Theodenandus Writing, Ecclesiastical Culture, and Monastic Reform in Tenth- Century Galicia 281 James D’ Emilio 8 From Galicia to the Rhône Legal Practice in Northern Spain around the Year 1000 343 Jeffrey A. Bowman Part 4: Galicia in the Iberian Kingdoms From Center to Periphery? Introduction to Part 4 362 9 The Making of Galicia in Feudal Spain (1065–1157) 367 Ermelindo Portela 10 Galicia and the Galicians in the Latin Chronicles of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 400 Emma Falque 11 The Kingdom of Galicia and the Monarchy of Castile-León in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 429 Francisco Javier Pérez Rodríguez Part 5: Compostela, Galicia, and Europe Galician Culture in the Age of the Pilgrimage Introduction to Part 5 464 12 St. James in Galicia (c. 500–1300) Rivalries in Heaven and on Earth 477 Thomas Deswarte 13 Compostela A Cultural Center from the Tenth to the Twelfth Century 512 Adeline Rucquoi 14 The Tomb of St. James Coming to Terms with History and Tradition 543 John Williams † 15 The European Architecture of Church Reform in Galicia The Romanesque Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela 573 Henrik Karge 16 The Topography of Images in Santiago Cathedral Monks, Pilgrims, Bishops, and the Road to Paradise 631 Manuel Castiñeiras 17 Dreams of Kings and Buildings Visual and Literary Culture in Galicia (1157–1230) 695 Rocío Sánchez Ameijeiras 18 Cistercian Scriptoria in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries A Starting Point 765 Ana Suárez González 19 A Convent for La Sabia Violante of Aragón and the Clarisas of Allariz 812 Melissa R. Katz Part 6: Language and Literary Culture From Latin to Galician-Portuguese Introduction to Part 6 838 20 Galician Before 1250 843 Roger Wright 21 On the Music of Galician-Portuguese Secular Lyric Sources, Genres, Performance 862 William D. Paden 22 Making Poetry, Making Waves The Galician-Portuguese Sea Lyric 894 Amélia P. Hutchinson Part 7: Modern Galicia and the Middle Ages Castros, Castles, and the Camino de Santiago Introduction to Part 7 914 23 Castles vs. Castros The Middle Ages in the Construction of Galician National Identity 917 Ramón Villares Part 8: Epilogue Future Directions Epilogue: Future Directions in the Study of Medieval Galicia 949 James D’Emilio Index 963
