The correction of consciousness in the 13th century Castilian exempla

• Grant number: 22/12366-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Effective date (Start): October 01, 2022
• Effective date (End): November 16, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Ancient and Medieval History
• Principal Investigator: Leandro Alves Teodoro
• Grantee: Filipi Gomes de Souza
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL-ASSIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Assis. Assis , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 17/11111-9 - The teaching of the Christian faith in the Iberian Peninsula (14th, 15th and 16 centuries), AP.JP
• Associated scholarship(s): 22/15951-0 - The exempla on spiritual exercises in 13th-century Castile, BE.EP.IC

Abstract

In the 13th century, the translation into Castilian of moralizing narratives begins to serve as mirrors of princes, that is, to upstate rulers in the conducting the kingdom. With emphasis on this documentation, the purpose of this research consists of analyzing the role of two narratives, i.e.: Barlaam y Josafat and Calila y Dimna, promoting practices of contrition and repentance. More precisely, this study aims to examine the importance of exempla for the christian beliefs in the Iberian Peninsula.