Ramon Llull and Lullism at the Institute for Catalan Studies, 1907–2015

Abstract

The study of the life and work of Ramon Llull is an important aspect of the study of the Medieval European philosophy because the religious, moral and even scientific faces of this relevant figure. Since its early years, the Institute for Catalan Studies (IEC) has engaged in the study of some particular aspects of Lull and Lullism, with a different dedication due to the historical facts affecting its own existence, has been one of the main institutions devoted to this intellectual work. Works on Llull’s bibliography from different libraries, on the understanding of his thought, on his relationship with other Medieval philosophers, and on his importance in the European Medieval philosophy―written by members and no members of the IEC―have been published in the IEC journals almost since the beginnings of the institution. The final (or at least, the last) result of its effort has been the publication, in 2015, of Ramon Llull: Vida i obres. Vol. 1: Anys 1232-1287/1288. Obres 1-37, an enormous and astonishing work made by Pere Villalba that is only the first of the three scheduled volumes on the Catalan writer and philosopher. [Contrib Sci 12(1):35-46 (2016)]

Keywords: Ramon Llull (1232–1315/16) · Lullism · Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC) · Medieval philosophy