Games of chance in Renaisance Navarre. A perspective from the casuistry, morales and jurisprudence of the time

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Keywords:

Betting, leisure, gambling games, Renaissance, Navarre

Abstract

Gambling has been an activity present in all societies and cultures throughout human history. In the blurred threshold that separated the Middle Ages from modernity, gambling games were a prominent form of popular entertainment that, despite being prohibited, seemed to enjoy widespread favour. However, this social phenomenon was seen as a problem that needed to be addressed, as it went against the moral convictions of the time. This paper will explore the role of betting and gambling in Renaissance Navarre society, analysing their underlying significance and the moral and religious repulsion they were capable of evoking.

Author Biography

Koldobika Sáenz del Castillo Velasco , Universidad del País Vasco/EHU

PhD in History, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria. Margarita Salas Postdoctoral Fellow (UPV/EHU) in collaboration with the I.COMMUNITAS Research Center of the Public University of Navarra. His main lines of research are cultural history and history of mentalities in the 15th and 16th centuries. He is the author of Celebraciones religiosas y fenomenología festiva en el entorno Vasco-Navarro de los siglos XV-XVI.

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Published

2024-10-25

Issue

No. 110 (2024)

Section

Estudios