They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona

Abstract: Since the beginning of the twentieth century, it has been a truism that the emergence of Protestantism was the main cause of the development of capitalism. However, a careful analysis of primary sources, especially in Latin countries, shows a quite different reality. Three centuries before...

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Autor: Aurell-Cardona, J. (Jaume)|||/items/d2f93a81-7f05-4d56-86cc-d075f8de4923
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Charisma
Francisca
Merchants
Francesc Eiximenis
Notarial wills
Medieval economy
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spelling They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval BarcelonaAurell-Cardona, J. (Jaume)|||/items/d2f93a81-7f05-4d56-86cc-d075f8de4923CharismaFranciscaMerchantsFrancesc EiximenisNotarial willsMedieval economyAbstract: Since the beginning of the twentieth century, it has been a truism that the emergence of Protestantism was the main cause of the development of capitalism. However, a careful analysis of primary sources, especially in Latin countries, shows a quite different reality. Three centuries before the emergence of Protestantism, the Franciscans generated a discourse that made it possible to begin to legitimize the commercial practices that would later enable the emergence of capitalism. Based on these premises, this article aims to explore the discursive and juridical primary sources of medieval Barcelona—especially the testimonies of the Franciscan intellectual Francesc Eiximenis and merchant wills—to provide relevant new data and interpretations of how Franciscan charisma brought about a better understanding and legitimization of mercantile work. I intend to use the concept of charismato better understand the great paradox of how those who aspired to a life of extreme poverty—the Franciscans—succeeded in legitimizing the work of those who aspired to a comfortable life, namely, the emerging merchant group. The merchants provided the Franciscans with the material capital necessary for their establishment in the city, while the Franciscans granted the merchants symbolic capital that was indispensable for the development of their mercantile work, social recognition, and religious legitimacy.MDPIDadun. Depósito Académico Digital Universidad de Navarra20232023-01-0120232023-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10171/122514reponame:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarrainstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/1225142026-06-21T12:47:57Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona
title They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona
spellingShingle They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona
Aurell-Cardona, J. (Jaume)|||/items/d2f93a81-7f05-4d56-86cc-d075f8de4923
Charisma
Francisca
Merchants
Francesc Eiximenis
Notarial wills
Medieval economy
title_short They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona
title_full They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona
title_fullStr They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona
title_full_unstemmed They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona
title_sort They Are the Treasure of the Commonwealth: Franciscan Charisma and Merchant Culture in Medieval Barcelona
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aurell-Cardona, J. (Jaume)|||/items/d2f93a81-7f05-4d56-86cc-d075f8de4923
author Aurell-Cardona, J. (Jaume)|||/items/d2f93a81-7f05-4d56-86cc-d075f8de4923
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Charisma
Francisca
Merchants
Francesc Eiximenis
Notarial wills
Medieval economy
topic Charisma
Francisca
Merchants
Francesc Eiximenis
Notarial wills
Medieval economy
description Abstract: Since the beginning of the twentieth century, it has been a truism that the emergence of Protestantism was the main cause of the development of capitalism. However, a careful analysis of primary sources, especially in Latin countries, shows a quite different reality. Three centuries before the emergence of Protestantism, the Franciscans generated a discourse that made it possible to begin to legitimize the commercial practices that would later enable the emergence of capitalism. Based on these premises, this article aims to explore the discursive and juridical primary sources of medieval Barcelona—especially the testimonies of the Franciscan intellectual Francesc Eiximenis and merchant wills—to provide relevant new data and interpretations of how Franciscan charisma brought about a better understanding and legitimization of mercantile work. I intend to use the concept of charismato better understand the great paradox of how those who aspired to a life of extreme poverty—the Franciscans—succeeded in legitimizing the work of those who aspired to a comfortable life, namely, the emerging merchant group. The merchants provided the Franciscans with the material capital necessary for their establishment in the city, while the Franciscans granted the merchants symbolic capital that was indispensable for the development of their mercantile work, social recognition, and religious legitimacy.
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