The Catholic Church and the representations of the Muslims in the Kingdom of Castile during the 13th century
2023
Abstract
The research seeks to understand the role of the Church in the production of the representations of Muslims as a mechanism of segregation but also as a bridge builder for peaceful encounters and coexistence. In the same sense, it seeks to interpret: how were the representations of Muslims according to Christian discourses? What were their meanings? How did these representations influence the way how Christians interacted with non-Christians? And how the producers of these ecclesiastical discourses shaped and built their identities and at the same time legitimized their dominance.