Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Saint George in the Eastern Mediterranean under the Latinokratia (13th-14th c.) and his mythification in the Crown of Aragon

Manuel Castiñeiras

Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Saint George in the Eastern Mediterranean under the Latinokratia (13th-14th c.) and his mythification in the Crown of Aragon

Manuel Castiñeiras

Departament d'Art i de Musicologia

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El culte a Sant Jordi en el Mediterrani oriental és un dels exemples més extraordinaris de cohabitació entre diferents comunitats religioses. Durant molt temps, grecs ortodoxos, llatins i musulmans compartiren santuaris dedicats al guerrer capadoci en llocs ben diferents. Aquest fenomen afecta dos aspectes del culte -l'intercultural i el transcultural- que s'haurien de considerar per separat. El meu treball se centra principalment en el valor intercultural del culte i la iconografia de Sant Jordi a la Grècia continental i insular durant la Latinokratia (segles XIII‐XIV). En aquesta zona, ens trobem amb un fenomen similar al trobat a Turquia o Palestina, on George fou compartit per diferents comunitats, però també va servir per enfortir la identitat d'un grup ètnic particular. Els venecians, els francs, els genovesos, els catalans i els grecs (Ῥωμαῖοι) cercaren la protecció de Sant Jordi, i en aquest procés intentaren apropiar-se físicament o figurativament de la seva imatge. Tot i així, per a entendre millor la situació peculiar de la Grècia paleo‐ llatina, cal analitzar l'ús d'imatges de Sant Jordi per part de la dinastia paleolàtina (1261‐ 1453). Més endavant ho considerarem en relació amb el culte i la representació del sant en una sèrie d'obres d'art i monuments a la Grècia franca i catalana. Això ens permet interrogar més precisament sobre el significat de l'antic culte de Sant Jordi a la Corona d'Aragó i avaluar les conseqüències del govern grec per al floriment de la seva iconografia en l'art gòtic tardà.

Idioma original	Anglès
Pàgines (de-a)	1-56
Nombre de pàgines	56
Revista	Arts
Volum	9 (3)
Número	95
Estat de la publicació	Publicada - 2020

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Crossing Cultural Boundaries: Saint George in the Eastern Mediterranean under the Latinokratia (13th-14th c.) and his mythification in the Crown of Aragon

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