Publication: El confort de lo inhóspito. Historia medioambiental del monasterio de Skellig Michael (cdo. Kerry, Irlanda)
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Velado Pérez, Emilio
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Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de publicaciones
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https://doi.org/10.6018/pantarei.651891
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SkelligMichael es una inaccesible isla de la costa suroeste de Irlanda que alberga un monasterio altomedievalen excepcional estado de conservación. El conjunto, declarado Patrimonio Mundial, presenta numerosas barreras naturales que favorecen su aislamiento y su defensa dentro de unas condiciones extremas para la vida pero propicias para la espiritualidad. Sin embargo, los estudios arqueológicos y medioambientales han posibilitado una nueva interpretación de su arquitectura. La localización del monasterio, la disposición de sus edificios y la forma en la que estos están construidos revelan una intencionada y astuta búsqueda del bienestar, algo que contrasta con el ideal heroico (incluso de mortificación) tantas veces presentado por la literatura monástica. Estos parámetros, en ocasiones invisibles pero tangibles, han aportado una nueva capa medioambiental a la historia del monasterio, que ocultaba una isla climática dentro de la isla
Skellig Michael is an inaccessible island in the southwest coast of Ireland,home of a well-preserved early medieval monastery. This World Heritage Siteprovides numerous natural hazards that favour its isolation and defence in conditions that are extreme for life but conducive to spirituality. However, archaeological and environmental studies have enableda new interpretation of its architecture. The location of the monastery, the arrangement of itsbuildings, and their construction method reveal a deliberate and astute search for well-being. This feature contrasts with the heroic ideal (even of mortification) so often presented in monastic literature. These parameters, sometimes invisible but tangible, have added anewenvironmental layer to the history of the monastery: a climatic island hidden within the island.
Skellig Michael is an inaccessible island in the southwest coast of Ireland,home of a well-preserved early medieval monastery. This World Heritage Siteprovides numerous natural hazards that favour its isolation and defence in conditions that are extreme for life but conducive to spirituality. However, archaeological and environmental studies have enableda new interpretation of its architecture. The location of the monastery, the arrangement of itsbuildings, and their construction method reveal a deliberate and astute search for well-being. This feature contrasts with the heroic ideal (even of mortification) so often presented in monastic literature. These parameters, sometimes invisible but tangible, have added anewenvironmental layer to the history of the monastery: a climatic island hidden within the island.
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