Among Christians and Muslims: An Approach to the Captivity in the Frontier between the Kingdom of Castille and the Emirate of Granada (XIV- XV Centuries)

[EN] The proposition of this paper is to analyze the various facets of the captivity phenomenon in the frontier between Granada and Castile. In this context, the captivity was a very usual manifestation of the frontier violence and insecurity lived for the Andalusian society. For this reason, it beg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Tinoco Díaz, J. Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/156963
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/156963
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Captivity
Kingdom of Castile
Emirate Nasrid of Granada
Andalusia
Late Middle Ages
Cautiverio
Reino de Castilla
Emirato nazarí de Granada
Andalucía
Baja Edad Media
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Sumario:[EN] The proposition of this paper is to analyze the various facets of the captivity phenomenon in the frontier between Granada and Castile. In this context, the captivity was a very usual manifestation of the frontier violence and insecurity lived for the Andalusian society. For this reason, it begins referring to key issues such as the context, the importance of the captivity and the measures that occurred around the release of these captives in this geographical area. Subsequently, specific mentions are also added to the living conditions of these captives and their possible forms of redemption. Consequently, the captivity is here shown as a strong social problem through which to observe the main characters of the border society of the Iberian Peninsula during the end of the Middle Ages.