Isidro, el varón de Dios, como modelo de sincretismo religioso en la Edad Media

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  • Matilde Fernández Montes Departamento de Antropología de España y América CSIC Madrid

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https://doi.org/10.3989/rdtp.1999.v54.i1.403

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The author analyzes the five miracles that Saint Isidro, patrón of Madrid, performed in life, according to a manuscript from the late 13th century that echoes an oral tradition. She remarks on the multicultural character of the medieval town, in a period of transition from Muslim to Christian rule, and the extent to which the representation of Saint Isidro fits a model of sainthood that cuts across religious boundaries: it resembles the representation of other saints, Christian as well as Muslim. Isidro was a syncretic, conciliatory, popular saint who was able to respond to the needs and concerns of Madrid's lower classes in the Middle Ages.

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Published

1999-06-30

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Fernández Montes, M. (1999). Isidro, el varón de Dios, como modelo de sincretismo religioso en la Edad Media. Disparidades. Revista De Antropología, 54(1), 7–51. https://doi.org/10.3989/rdtp.1999.v54.i1.403

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