«Fort males paraules, desonestes e injurioses». L’insult en la vida política d’una ciutat medieval

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Abstract - Apart from the considerations set out by jurists, moralists or sarcastic poets about cursing in the late Middle Ages, the main purpose of this article is to analyse the use of the insults («bad words, dishonest and offensive»), through the direct study of municipal sources and court proceedings, in the social and political life of a Catalan city within this period, focusing on the analysis of the insult’s variants, the situations where it was used, those targeted by it and some of its resulting consequences at every turn. Despite the frequent attempts to restrict or forbid its usage so as not to «stray away from good morals», blasphemy and derision became a rather common means of attack, predominantly in lawsuits and in convulsive contexts. Nevertheless, the sanctions imposed on offenders varied extensively, ranging from a simple request for pardon to fines, loss of rights, and even punishment by death.


Keywords - Insults, Morality, Municipal Power, Tarragona, Late Middle Ages.

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Eduard Juncosa Bonet, Departamento de Historia de América, Medieval y Ciencies Historiográficas Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Assistant Professor at the Departament of American and Medieval History and Historiographical Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid. BA in History (University of Barcelona, 2003), BA in Political Science and Public Administration (Complutense, 2008) and PhD in Medieval History (Complutense, 2014, extraordinary award and European mention). Main lines of research: the relationship between ecclesiastical and secular powers, political theory, representative institutions, rituals and ceremonies, and the portrayal of power in the context of the Crown of Aragon during the Late Middle Ages. All these
areas were developed within the framework of several research projects on a national and European level, and the findings have been conveyed through articles in specialised journals and chapters in collective works, as well as through congresses and national and international seminars.

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https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/msr.v18i0.22584

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2021-02-19

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