Civilization versus Barbarians? Fortification Techniques and Politics in Carolingian and Ottonian Borderlands
Joachim Henning
This collection addresses an audience of early medievalists with interest in material culture and its use building ethnic boundaries. The traditional concept frontier is a subject current debate by historians archaeologists alike, but sometimes without reference to each other. For instance, the social cultural construction (political) frontiers remains outside focus post-processualist archaeology, despite significance borders for representation power, one most popular topics interested symbols ideology. Similarly, Middle Ages have only recently developed political manipulation difference across state frontiers. Perhaps interesting aspect this new direction research emphasis on as crucial creation, rather than separation, configurations. Recent work relation between monastic communities has shown potential study symbolism. idea present volume grew out realization that there was great deal being done which deserved wider audience. true both studies late antique more recent medieval societies. In addition, several authors address issue religious identities their relations ethnicity respect, book directed large audience, particularly because wide geographical range, from Iberia Balkans Cilicia Iran.
Studies in the early Middle Ages