The Church played an undoubted role, parallel to that of the secular rulers, in the territorial government of the Hispanic Visigothic kingdom. The present research aims to delve into the mechanisms used by bishops to ensure the control of the territorial structures under their charge, in particular rural churches. We will focus especially on those strategies aimed at achieving the adhesion and loyal service of the rural priests, given their role as channels for the projection of episcopal power over the countryside. Through this task, it is possible to understand the importance of the rural ecclesiastical structures in the political and religious shaping of the kingdom, particularly as elements of social control
University of Valladolid, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-2691-7912
Chapter Title
Iglesias rurales y presbíteros en la articulación política y religiosa de la Hispania visigoda
Authors
Pablo Poveda Arias
Language
Spanish
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0530-6.08
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Publication Year
2024
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Book Title
Political landscapes in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages: the Iberian Northwest in the Context of Southern Europe
Editors
Iñaki Martín Viso
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
340
Publication Year
2024
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0530-6
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0529-0
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979-12-215-0530-6
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0532-0
Series Title
Reti Medievali E-Book
Series ISSN
2704-6362
Series E-ISSN
2704-6079