Abstract
Um espaço, para além da singularidade física (leia-se geográfica) per se, é sempre uma construção cultural e simbólica. E, nesta medida, pela mão de todos aqueles que o habitam ou por ele circulam, revela-se a cada momento um sujeito simultaneamente produto e produtor de identidade(s). Tendo esta premissa por princípio orientador e partindo da análise de dois exemplos maiores – as peregrinações da Rainha Santa Isabel, em 1325, e de D. Manuel I, em 1502 –, o texto aqui proposto pretende reflectir criticamente sobre a possibilidade de uma definição identitária para os caminhos portugueses tardo-medievais de Santiago de Compostela, tomados no seu todo, enquanto dimensão privilegiada de peregrinatio per Christi.
A space, in addition to its unique geographical identity, is always at the same time a cultural and symbolic construction. Therefore, thanks to all those who inhabit it or circulate through it, a space reveals itself at every moment both as a product and as a producer of identity. Taking this idea as a guiding principle and starting from the analysis of two major examples -the pilgrimages of Isabel, Queen and Saint, in 1325, and of King Manuel I, in 1502-, the text proposed here intends to reflect critically on the possibility of an identity-definition for late-medieval Portuguese paths to Santiago of Compostela as a privileged aspect of peregrinatio per Christi.
A space, in addition to its unique geographical identity, is always at the same time a cultural and symbolic construction. Therefore, thanks to all those who inhabit it or circulate through it, a space reveals itself at every moment both as a product and as a producer of identity. Taking this idea as a guiding principle and starting from the analysis of two major examples -the pilgrimages of Isabel, Queen and Saint, in 1325, and of King Manuel I, in 1502-, the text proposed here intends to reflect critically on the possibility of an identity-definition for late-medieval Portuguese paths to Santiago of Compostela as a privileged aspect of peregrinatio per Christi.
Translated title of the contribution | An identity definition for the late medieval Portuguese paths of Santiago de Compostela? : Two cases that invite critical reflection |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 61-84 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Ad Limina |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 11 |
Publication status | Published - 2 Nov 2020 |
Keywords
- Peregrinação
- Santiago de Compostela
- Baixa Idade Média
- D. Manuel I
- Rainha Santa Isabel
- Identidade
- Identity
- King manuel I
- Late middle ages
- Pilgrimage
- Queen saint isabel
- Santiago of compostela