Spiritual friendship in the works of Alfonso X of Castile: images of interaction between the sacred and spiritual worlds of thirteenth-century Iberia

Liuzzo Scorpo, Antonella (2011) Spiritual friendship in the works of Alfonso X of Castile: images of interaction between the sacred and spiritual worlds of thirteenth-century Iberia. In: Friendship in the middle ages and the early modern age. Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture (6). De Gruyter, Berlin and New York, pp. 445-477. ISBN 9783110253979

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Abstract

During the Middle Ages the predominant Christian mentality
played a fundamental role in establishing the rules according to which both
personal and emotional connections between individuals, and the links between
humans and the supernatural, were forged. Considering this, the present study
will focus on a topic largely unexplored, the medieval Iberian interpretation of
friendship, which will be examined through the analysis of the thirteenth‐century
production ascribed to Alfonso X of Castile’s scriptorium. In particular, special
emphasis will be devoted to the Marian collection of the Cantigas de Santa María together with several references to the legal corpus of the Siete Partidas.

Keywords:Friendship, Emotional connections, Supernatural, Christian tradition, Alfonso X of Castile, Medieval Iberia, Medieval legal production
Subjects:V Historical and Philosophical studies > V224 Iberian History
R European Languages, Literature and related subjects > R430 Spanish Society and Culture
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V130 Medieval History
R European Languages, Literature and related subjects > R490 Spanish studies not elsewhere classified
V Historical and Philosophical studies > V621 Christian studies
Divisions:College of Arts > School of History & Heritage > School of History & Heritage (History)
ID Code:8850
Deposited On:11 Apr 2013 08:11

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