Religión, política y espectáculo: Narrativas del martirio en la primera modernidad

Abstract

This article analyzes the representation of martyrdom in the context of the Wars of Religion, giving special attention to production and circulation processes. The article examines the links that can be drawn between the events and their chronicling, and the emergence of martyrdom in a context of technical developments, religious controversies and the accelerating process of conquest and colonization. This is followed by the analysis of three particular martyrologies, revealing different representational strategies: the first contrives to glorify without sacralizing the martyrs; the second evidences the tension existing between "theological" and "historical" truth; the third presents cruelty without ambiguities or nuances. The study closes with a summary of the impact the systematic analysis of these works can bring to discussions on violence and its representation.