出版社：Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
摘要：Following a previous collection and analysis of the archaeological evidences about church buildings in Galicia between the end of the Roman Empire and the consolidation of the Astur Kingdom, and their role in the landscape, this work focuses on the social processes that these foundations seems to reflect along time. The main objective is not to offer a comprehensive study of society and church life of this period but, rather, to reflect from a broad and comparative perspective on the meaning and importance of the foundations of churches between 5 th -8 th centuries in this «peripheral» area of the Late Antique world. From this perspective we can distinguish two main stages that roughly correspond to two major processes and contexts. First, the peak time of supra-local powers, especially bishops, in relation to the survival of late roman economical structures, and the control of church-building until mid seventh century. Subsequently, the definitive end of the late roman landscape and the consequent political fragmentation will promove a stronger role of local elites in the creation of churches. This change is mainly represented by the monasteries, as focus of stability in this time of sociopolitical transitions.
关键词：Churches;Galicia;Late Antiquity;bishops;late roman landscape;monasteries;Iglesias;Galicia;Tardoantigüedad;obispos;paisaje tardorromano;monasterios
