La idea del poder en la Península Ibérica en la edad media: perspectivas universales y particulares en la General Estoria y en la Estoria de España

Liuzzo Scorpo, Antonella (2011) La idea del poder en la Península Ibérica en la edad media: perspectivas universales y particulares en la General Estoria y en la Estoria de España. Studia Historica: Historia Medieval (29). pp. 23-50. ISSN 0213-2060

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Abstract

This article explores the meanings and interpretations of power and authority in the historical collections supervised by Alfonso X of Castile (1252-1284); namely in the ambitious project of a universal history of the General Estoria and in the events concerning the Iberian Peninsula from the origins to the reign of Ferdinand III recounted in the Estoria de España. Whilst relying significantly on the sources, these two compendia also represented an instrument of political and religious propaganda, based on an innovative legislative perspective, as well as on a more traditional theocratic framework which contributed to legitimize it. Shifting between law, religion and common practice, Alfonso X proposed a model of power where tradition merged with the pragmatic exigencies of his own era; a successful paradigm which would survive in the future.

Keywords:Royal Power. Alfonso X. Legislative System. Religion. Wedding Policy. Women in Power. Counsellors., Royal power, Alfonso X, Legislative system, Religion, Wedding policy, Women in power, Counsellors
Subjects:M Law > M100 Law by area
R European Languages, Literature and related subjects > R430 Spanish Society and Culture
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V224 Iberian History
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V130 Medieval History
Divisions:College of Arts > School of History & Heritage > School of History & Heritage (History)
ID Code:8826
Deposited On:09 Apr 2013 07:18

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