“Franciscanos, místicos, herejes y alumbrados”, a new book from the Publications Service of the University of Córdoba

At the beginning of the 16th century, the foothills of Sierra Morena and its valley were experiencing a turbulent period: demographic and urban growth, a production boom, increased trade, the emergence of large landed estates and the cortijo... There was also growing seigneurial pressure and ongoing tension between the feudal nobility and the emerging modern state, poor harvests, and successive subsistence crises. In this context, there was an unprecedented rise in religious and spiritual concerns, in which neither the Church nor the Tribunal of the Holy Office, established at the end of the 15th century, would remain uninvolved. A broad…

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“Las cofradías cordobesas del Santísimo Sacramento. El caso de Espejo en la Edad Moderna,” New Book from the Publications Service of the University of Córdoba

The origins, nature, and purposes of sacramental confraternities are essential aspects for understanding the flourishing of these brotherhoods in the Catholic world, especially after the Council of Trent. An example can be found in the case of the Córdoba town of Espejo: a confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament that emerged in a rural setting and reached heights of true splendor. The feast of Corpus Christi and its octave, in which this sacramental institution played a special role, were utilized by ecclesiastical and civil authorities, who joined forces to achieve their respective objectives: to comply with the dictates of higher authority…

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