Integration and social reproduction in the Carolingian Empire

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3919366
AutoresJohn Moreland (0000-0002-0167-2541, University of Sheffield), Robert Van De Noort (University of Sheffield)
Año1992
Volumen23
Número3
Páginas320-334
Fecha de publicación1992-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaWorld Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0043-8243 • E-ISSN: 1470-1375
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00438243.1992.9980183
OpenAlexW2052525282
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas18

Models which stress economic and political factors in empire‐building are limited in their ability to explain the reproduction of these complex socio‐political phenomena; ideological and, more generally, social factors must be emphasized. The Carolingian Empire lacked a sophisticated and overarching administrative and military structure which would ensure elite integration. We argue that the production of a Christian ideological code of order and social organization was developed in an explicit attempt to effect the reproduction of the system. This ideological order was disseminated by the Church and was reflected in the material culture of the period: the churches, mortuary practices, palaces, monasteries, gospel books and mosaics were active elements in social integration. The archaeology, art history and architectural history of the eighth and ninth centuries are used to illustrate the attempts by the Carolingians to ensure social integration in the face of fragmentation

Archaeology · Elite · Empire · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Reproduction · Social integration · Social order · Sociology · Anthropology · Ecology · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology · Medieval Literature and History