Publication: Carne y símbolo: toros en las tierras madrileñas durante el Medievo
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Morales Muñiz, Dolores-Carmen
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Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, Editum
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El presente trabajo analiza el papel protagonizado los bóvidos en general –esto es, Bos
taurus, que incluye vacas, terneras, novillos y bueyes- y por el toro en particular, en los
tiempos medievales. Se pretende presentar la simbiosis que existe entre el toro como animal
natural y el símbolo.
Por ello en su primera parte –la carne- se analiza la relación material entre el hombre
y los bóvidos resumido en la explotación del animal como dieta y la utilización de sus
productos así como su presencia en actividades como La Mesta. Una segunda parte aborda al
toro dentro de la dimensión no material y las diferencias entre el símbolo religioso y el civil.
Finalmente, en la tercera parte, se trata la interacción entre las dos dimensiones: la natural
y la mental o simbólica siendo el mejor ejemplo las corridas de toros medievales cuyas
diferencias con las actuales son evidentes. Nada de esto fue ajeno al Madrid medieval y sus
tierras: carne y cuero, sangre y fiestas, arte y símbolo. Y como muestra de esa presencia, se
describe un toro típico de aquellos tiempos: el jarameño.
In this paper an analysis is made of the role played by bovids at large (i.e., the species Bos taurus that includes cows, calves, oxen, and specially bulls) during the Middle Ages. The aim is to reveal the symbiosis existing between the symbolic and biological roles played by the bull. For this reason, the first part of the work, dealing with the animal as a provider of meat, the material relationship between people and cattle is exemplified in the exploitation of the animal not only for dietary purposes but also as a provider of other goods, as well as its connections to the Mesta. In the second part, addresses the role of the bull within the nonmaterial realm as well as the differences existing between its religious and civil connotations. Lastly, we address the interrelationships between the natural and mental or symbolic spheres as exemplified by medieval bullfights. The differences between these early events and those taking place nowadays are evident and thoroughly surveyed. Medieval Madrid was not alien to any of these traditions that include beef production, leather, blood, art and symbol and the material expression of such developments is embodied by a specific breed named the jarameño.
In this paper an analysis is made of the role played by bovids at large (i.e., the species Bos taurus that includes cows, calves, oxen, and specially bulls) during the Middle Ages. The aim is to reveal the symbiosis existing between the symbolic and biological roles played by the bull. For this reason, the first part of the work, dealing with the animal as a provider of meat, the material relationship between people and cattle is exemplified in the exploitation of the animal not only for dietary purposes but also as a provider of other goods, as well as its connections to the Mesta. In the second part, addresses the role of the bull within the nonmaterial realm as well as the differences existing between its religious and civil connotations. Lastly, we address the interrelationships between the natural and mental or symbolic spheres as exemplified by medieval bullfights. The differences between these early events and those taking place nowadays are evident and thoroughly surveyed. Medieval Madrid was not alien to any of these traditions that include beef production, leather, blood, art and symbol and the material expression of such developments is embodied by a specific breed named the jarameño.
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