Interior and exterior religion forms in West Andalusia During the Renaissance

Abstract

This paper examines the intelectual roots of the traditional research approach to deal with spirituality and popular religiosity in Renaissance Spain. I propose an alternative approach. On the basis of the case study of franciscan spirituality in West Andalusia, this alternative approach exemplifies the need to accommodate in research studies: (i) a more historical perspective of religion; (ii) the coherence between external and internal forms of religion. My approach unveils standard ideological inertias present in the traditional approach, as well as a lack of historical perspective.