The exempla on spiritual exercises in 13th-century Castile

• Grant number: 22/15951-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: April 01, 2023
• End date: May 16, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - History - Ancient and Medieval History
• Principal Investigator: Leandro Alves Teodoro
• Grantee: Filipi Gomes de Souza
• Supervisor: Maria Luzdivina Cuesta Torre
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL-ASSIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Assis. Assis , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universidad de León, Vegazana (ULE), Spain
• Associated to the scholarship: 22/12366-9 - The correction of consciousness in the 13th century Castilian exempla, BP.IC

Abstract

During the 13th century, there was a movement by the Castilian Crown to produce works in the vernacular full of guidelines on the experience of Christianity, such as introspection, reflection on life and sins and the means of externalizing repentance, for example. Among these works, Barlaam and Josaphat and Punishments and Documents of King Don Sancho IV stand out, both of a didactic and Christian character. With an emphasis on these documents, the purpose of the internship abroad will be to analyze to what extent the examples contained therein helped to promote spiritual exercises, especially meditation and dialogue. (AU)