The dissertation attempts to explore some of the emerging conflicts and tensions at play in these legal and public policy debates as well as offering a critical discussion of various lines of argument in religious studies that struggle with the problems of inclusiveness, heterosexism and acceptance of sexual minorities in relation to the dominant religious traditions of the West. The era of human rights has brought forth numerous concerns that pertain to the dignity and inviolability of all persons, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. The intersection of heterosexism, religious traditions and the right to freedom of religion represents an important and complex set of issues for contemporary societies. The thesis will endeavour to assess the implications of this evolving discourse on heterosexism for the domains of ethics and public policy, and the potential consequences that these ethical and legal implications may pose for religious traditions in contemporary liberal democracies. This thesis will examine examples of the evolving critique of heterosexist bias in contemporary theory and the applications of these critiques to the Judeo-Christian tradition. A common aim of these approaches is the deconstruction of conceptual paradigms that attempt to define the essential nature of sexual identity. Arguably, the construction of the problem of heterosexism is the product of diverse ethical, social and religious theories including, various forms of feminist and queer theory. The analysis of the construction of the category of heterosexism will be the primary focus of this thesis. I also assert that royal histories evolved into a prominent literary genre as well as a space for litera. I argue that legitimizing political power became an increasingly critical part of historical narratives in late medieval Castile, which determined the evolution of these texts while forming a lasting connection between history and legitimacy. To address such a large topic, it focuses on the works of three historians – Alfonso X, Pero López de Ayala, and Fernando del Pulgar – who wrote on behalf of the Castilian crown following periods of immense political and social upheaval in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries. By Bretton Sigfredo Rodriguez Narratives of Power: Royal History and the Language of Legitimacy in Medieval Castile offers an interdisciplinary analysis – utilizing the skills of both literary criticism and historical inquiry – of the evolution of royal history and historians in medieval Castile between the reign of Alfonso X and that of the Catholic Monarchs.
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