Conferencia pronunciada por la Dra. Esperanza Aragonés, en el marco del VII
Curso de Cultura Medieval Incipit. Museo de Navarra, Marzo de 2020
Con la llegada de los españoles a América, se introdujeron en nuestro país y posteriormente en Europa, productos que fueron calificados de demoníacos, al provenir de tierras paganas y usarse en ceremonias chamánicas. El tabaco fue el más condenado por necesitar del fuego para consumirse y expeler el humo, algo que les recordaba a la boca infernal. El chocolate, tras un proceso de adaptación al gusto europeo y resultar muy apetitoso, pasó la supervisión de la Iglesia, al considerarse que su degustación alteraba la frugalidad que se pedía en Cuaresma y podía romper con las normas del ayuno. El café fue denominado "la bebida de Satán" al provenir de países islámicos. Las armas de fuego se consideraron "armas que carga el diablo". Incluso y ya en un contexto cristiano, los precisos relojes que llevó Carlos V al monasterio de Yuste, causaron desconfianza entre los monjes jerónimos, quienes consideraban que, en su exactitud, manipulaban el tiempo, y éste, sólo es de Dios.
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The presence of Spaniards in America meant that some new products arrived in Europe. These were defined as evil because they came from pagan areas and were used in shamanism. Tobacco was strongly disapproved of since it required fire for its consumption and people exhaling smoke would evoke the jaws of Hell.
Chocolate, after a process of adaptation to fit the European taste became appetizing for the public. It was agreed that it challenged the frugality required during Lenten and could break the fasting period, so it had to undergo a process of approval by the Church.
As coffee originally came from Muslim countries it was called Satan’s drink, and firearms were considered the Devil’s work.
In a Christian context, even the clocks Carlos V took to the Monastery of Yuste were regarded with mistrust by the monks of the order of Saint Jerome. They considered that the artifacts were so precise that they manipulated time, and it belonged to God and only God.
Chocolate, after a process of adaptation to fit the European taste became appetizing for the public. It was agreed that it challenged the frugality required during Lenten and could break the fasting period, so it had to undergo a process of approval by the Church.
As coffee originally came from Muslim countries it was called Satan’s drink, and firearms were considered the Devil’s work.
In a Christian context, even the clocks Carlos V took to the Monastery of Yuste were regarded with mistrust by the monks of the order of Saint Jerome. They considered that the artifacts were so precise that they manipulated time, and it belonged to God and only God.
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