Vulgate's enigmas: Columbus as hermeneut
This paper analyzes the legacies of Columbus as the navigator who definitely changes the perceptions of the world, but also as the hermeneut who reads the Vulgate to inquire into the divine plans and the place that he himself would play before the singular events arising from the appearance of the I...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Federal Fluminense
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Gragoatá |
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| Online Access: | http://www.gragoata.uff.br/index.php/gragoata/article/view/517 |
| Summary: | This paper analyzes the legacies of Columbus as the navigator who definitely changes the perceptions of the world, but also as the hermeneut who reads the Vulgate to inquire into the divine plans and the place that he himself would play before the singular events arising from the appearance of the Indiesin the episteme of the time. Following his understanding of the Bible, and the guidelines of his exegesis, we examine some of his writings, such as his letters, his chronicles and the work known as the Libro de las profecias, and we describe in particular the assignments given by the Almirante to toponyms and places like Ofir or Paradise, that, according to his interpretations, could confirm the condition of a sacred geography, forseen by the prophets and authorities, in which the existence of the Americas was already acknowledged. |
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| ISSN: | 1413-9073 2358-4114 |