Anger in the <i>Crónica de Alfonso X</i>
Simon Doubleday
By the thirteenth century, it had become widely maintained that rulers an ethical obligation to restrain their anger. Perceived violation of this “emotional regime” might be used justify political regime change. A number passages in Crónica de Alfonso X depict king Castile-León, el Sabio (r. 1252–1284), as having repeatedly violated norms governing expression anger, order legitimise rebellion led by his eldest surviving son, Sancho. However, more reliable chronicle suggest a different emotional narrative, implying behaved with restraint realm, even at moments high tension. In these passages, emerges ruler philosophically inclined towards conciliation rather than conflict. This case study provides new historical material for thinking about relationship between cognition and emotion.
Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean