Espiritualidade e poder no Livro das confissões de Martín Pérez.
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Torres Moreira, Fernando Alberto
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Livro de “doutrina da vida para as almas salvar”, o Livro das Confissões
é uma obra que, nos seus propósitos, vai muito para lá dos penitenciais
que lhe estão na origem. O autor, Martín Pérez, não se limitou a expor um
conjunto de regras uniformizadoras para a prática da confissão e consequentes
molduras penitenciais; fê-lo, igualmente, é certo, mas foi mais longe ao agregar
a esse objetivo todo um desfile de intervenientes dos mais variados estratos
sociais tornando-os, simultaneamente, em destinatários dos seus ensinamentos.
Tendo circulado intensamente em Castela e Leão, a fortuna da obra também se
revelou próspera em Portugal onde conheceu edição na própria língua e serviu
propósitos de formação de agentes do poder. Propomo-nos, neste artigo, fazer
uma revisitação do autor e das especificidades da sua obra (desde logo no seu
percurso em Portugal e das especificidades da tradução portuguesa), no quadro
dos penitenciais medievais, e lançar um olhar para um texto que, para lá do seu
caráter espiritual, pastoral ou simplesmente religioso, se revela um instrumento de poder, quanto mais não seja porque a aplicação dos seus quesitos deixava
marcas nas rotinas da vida quotidiana dos crentes.
A book of “doctrine of life for souls to save”, the Book of Confessions is a work that, in its purposes, goes far beyond the penitentials that lie at its origin. The author, Martín Pérez, did not limit himself to exposing a set of uniform rules for the practice of confession and consequent penitential mouldings; he did so, of course, but he went further by adding to this objective a whole parade of players from the most varied social strata, making them, simultaneously, the addressees of his teachings. Having circulated intensely in Castile and Leon, the work’s fortune also proved prosperous in Portugal where it was published in its own language and served the purpose of training agents of power. In this article, we propose to revisit the author and the specificities of his book (from its journey in Portugal and the specificities of the Portuguese translation), in the context of medieval penitentials, and to look at a text that, beyond its spiritual, pastoral or simply religious character, reveals itself as an instrument of power, if only because the application of its questions left marks in the routines of everyday life of believers.
A book of “doctrine of life for souls to save”, the Book of Confessions is a work that, in its purposes, goes far beyond the penitentials that lie at its origin. The author, Martín Pérez, did not limit himself to exposing a set of uniform rules for the practice of confession and consequent penitential mouldings; he did so, of course, but he went further by adding to this objective a whole parade of players from the most varied social strata, making them, simultaneously, the addressees of his teachings. Having circulated intensely in Castile and Leon, the work’s fortune also proved prosperous in Portugal where it was published in its own language and served the purpose of training agents of power. In this article, we propose to revisit the author and the specificities of his book (from its journey in Portugal and the specificities of the Portuguese translation), in the context of medieval penitentials, and to look at a text that, beyond its spiritual, pastoral or simply religious character, reveals itself as an instrument of power, if only because the application of its questions left marks in the routines of everyday life of believers.


