The Religious Reuse of Roman Structures in Early Medieval England
This work examines how and why Roman structures - commonly villas, forts, and bathhouses - were reinvented as religious centres in the Post-Roman period. Two principal lines of enquiry are pursued: the relationship of post-Roman burials with Roman buildings, and the relationship between early churches and Roman buildings. The aims of this research were to establish a unified corpus around which the study of these type-sites may be pursued; to present a balanced, judicious, and informed consideration of the problem of continuity, and to critically assess various models for the progress from secular structures to sacred sites; and to demonstrate that the physical remains of Roman structures had a significant impact on the religious landscape of Early Medieval England sites.
| Autor: | Bell, Tyler |
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| ISBN: | 9781841718354 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd |
| Veröffentlicht: | 15.07.2005 |
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