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Espiritualidade e poder no livro das confissões de Martín Pérez

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    Statement of Responsibility:
    Torres Moreira, Fernando Alberto
    Main Author:
    Torres Moreira, Fernando Alberto

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    Format:
    Journal article
    Language:
    Portuguese
    Form / Genre:
    text (article)
    Published:
    2021
    In:
    Specula: Revista de Humanidades y Espiritualidad ISSN 2697-2484 Nº. 1, 2021 (Ejemplar dedicado a: A Don Ramón Arnau García), pags. 75-98
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    A book of "doctrine of life for souls to save", the Book of Confessions is a work that, in its purposes, goes far beyond the penitentials that lie at its origin. The author, Martín Pérez, did not limit himself to exposing a set of uniform rules for the practice of confession and consequent penitential mouldings; he did so, of course, but he went further by adding to this objective a whole parade of players from the most varied social strata, making them, simultaneously, the addressees of his teachings. Having circulated intensely in Castile and Leon, the work's fortune also proved prosperous in Portugal where it was published in its own language and served the purpose of training agents of power. In this article, we propose to revisit the author and the specificities of his book (from its journey in Portugal and the specificities of the Portuguese translation), in the context of medieval penitentials, and to look at a text that, beyond its spiritual, pastoral or simply religious character, reveals itself as an instrument of power, if only because the application of its questions left marks in the routines of everyday life of believers.


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