Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain: Biblical Rhetoric in the Reconquest Chronicles of León-Castile...

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Alun Williams (University of Exeter, UK)

Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain

Biblical Rhetoric in the Reconquest Chronicles of León-Castile

Alun Williams (University of Exeter, UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
18 April 2024

European history; Medieval history; History: specific events & topics; History of religion; Violence in society

This book presents an original perspective on the variety and intensity of biblical narrative and rhetoric in the evolution of history writing in León-Castile during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It focuses on six Hispano-Latin chronicles, two of which make unusually overt and emphatic use of biblical texts. Of particular importance is the part played by the influence of exegesis that became integral to scriptural and liturgical influence, both in and beyond monastic institutions.

Alun Williams provides close analysis of the text and comparisons with biblical typology to demonstrate how these historians from the north of Iberia were variously dependent on a growing corpus of patristic and early medieval interpretation to understand and define their world and their sense of place.

Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain sees Williams examine this material as part of a comparative exploration of language and religious allusion, showing how the authors used these biblical-liturgical elements to convey historical context, purpose and interpretation.

By: Alun Williams (University of Exeter UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781788314619
ISBN 10: 1788314611
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 18 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of illustrations Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction 1. Biblical Tests in the Latin West: Integration and Diversity 2. The Historia Silense and Pelayo’s Chronicle 3. Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris: A Biblical Epic 4. The Chronica Adefonsi Imperatoris and the Literature of Conquest 5. Three Thirteenth Century Chroniclers 6. The Thirteenth Century and Biblical Conquest Postscript Notes Bibliography Index

Alun Williams is Honorary Research Fellow at University of Exeter, UK.

Reviews for Narrative, Piety and Polemic in Medieval Spain: Biblical Rhetoric in the Reconquest Chronicles of León-Castile

Alun Williams has an exceptional command of the Biblical texts and the medieval Christian exegesis that shaped and permeated Iberian chroniclers’ accounts, allowing us a new prism for understanding the construction of Reconquista ideology. * Simon R. Doubleday, Professor of History, Hofstra University, USA *