Unity and Diversity: How Euro-Mediterranean Knowledge Networks Transformed the Post-Visigothic World (800–1200 CE), special strand ‘The Iberian Crossroads’, International Medieval Meeting, Lleida, June 4, 2026 By Matthias M Tischler

https://www.academia.edu/168135245/Unity_and_Diversity_How_Euro_Mediterranean_Knowledge_Networks_Transformed_the_Post_Visigothic_World_800_1200_CE_special_strand_The_Iberian_Crossroads_International_Medieval_Meeting_Lleida_June_4_2026?email_work_card=title This key lecture identifies shortcomings in older research on the history of the Iberian Peninsula, explores the social and scientific reasons for these deficiencies, and ultimately outlines recent trends in comparative cultural history research that situates southwestern Europe within the Euro-Mediterranean network of knowledge transfer and transformation processes triggered by the so-called 'Carolingian Reform' and the renewal and transformation of the Latin clerical and monastic lifestyles it initiated. A systematic comparison of the Carolingian textual culture in the post-Visigothic world reveals commonalities and differences in their individual collective and cultural memories. ...