Abstract
This article focuses on the understanding of nature in Castilian Iberian Franciscan thought. It uses the distinction Alfonso X, "the Wise" elaborated between 'natural', 'natura' and 'naturaleza'. First, the paper presents the semantic plurality implied by the concept of nature. Then the way in which this plurality takes on its own characteristics in the Alphonsian scriptorium and is reflected in the Franciscans of the time - Friar Pedro Gallego and Friar Juan Gil de Zamora - and how it is perpetuated in the context of the beginning of modernity. For this purpose, the figure of the missionary Friar Bernardino de Sahagún will be used. Finally, more concisely, the text will dwell on the political nature (naturaleza politica), during the same period of time and according to the afore-mentioned authors.
| Translated title of the contribution | Iberian-Castilian Franciscan thought between the middle ages and the modern age: variations on the theme of nature |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 177-216 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Journal | Archivum Franciscanum Historicum |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |