Death in Fifteenth-Century Castile: Ideologies of the Elites (Hardcover)

The theory of the three estates made clear distinctions between the functions of the two estates which comprised the elite of medieval society: the oradores (ecclesiastics) and the defensores (warriors or nobility). They had different lifestyles, clothing and ways of thinking about life. With regard to death, the responses dictated by Christian theology conflicted with the demands of the defensor ideology, based on the defence of individual honour, the pursuit of fama and the display of earthly power. This book charts the progress of the dying from their preparations for death, through their 'good' or 'bad' deaths, to their burials and otherworldly fates and also analyses the responses of the bereaved. Through the use of pre-fifteenth-century texts it is possible to demonstrate that the conflict between the orador and defensor ideologies did not originate in the fifteenth century, but rather had a much older origin, and it is suggested that the conflict continued after 1500. Textual sources include the Siete partidas, wills, chronicles, religious works such as the Arte de bien morir and literary works such as CArcel de Amor and Celestina. La teorA-a de los tres estados diferenciA3 claramente las funciones de los dos estados que formaban la A(c)lite de la sociedad medieval: el estado de los oradores (eclesiAsticos) y el de los defensores (caballeros). Las maneras de vivir, pensar y vestir de estos dos estados eran muy diferentes. En concreto, frente a la muerte, las reacciones dictadas por la teologA-a cristiana entraban en conflicto con la ideologA-a de los defensores, siempre prestos a defender su honor, a conseguir la fama y a mostrar su poder terrestre. Este libro examina el procesodel moribundo desde la perspectiva de estas dos ideologA-as, desde su preparaciA3n para la muerte, que podA-a ser considerada 'buena' o 'mala', hasta su entierro y su destino en el mAs allA; asimismo, se analizan las reacciones de los contemporAneos que le sobrevivieron. Utilizando textos de los siglos anteriores al siglo xv, se puede comprobar que este conflicto entre las dos ideologA-as no naciA3 al final de la Edad Media, sino que tiene unas raA-ces mAs antiguas y este estudio sugiere, ademAs, que continuarA-a vigente incluso despuA(c)s del aAo 1500. Para la realizaciA3n de este anAlisis se han usado diversas fuentes, entre las que se incluyen las Siete partidas, testamentos, crA3nicas, tratados religiosos como el Arte de bien morir y obras literarias como CArcel de Amor y Celestina.

General

Imprint:	Tamesis Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Monografias A
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Laura Vivanco
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	220
ISBN-13:	978-1-85566-100-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Promotions
LSN:	1-85566-100-4
Barcode:	9781855661004

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