REL 2029 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Beguines And Beghards, Carmelites, Hierophany
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Jewish rituals baptism, eucharist, no laws of moses. Space from the roman houses to basilicas, cathedrals. Prayer in mt: pater noster 175p. Fasting aid in prayer, jesus fasted in the gospels. Public worship to baptize, no circumcision (jerusalem synob). Mass hierophany, real presence, reenactment, symbolic dinner, ritual to help in the afterlife etc. read or chanted, chorus singing. As long as it was persecuted and not legal: it was private, poor, more egalitarian. By the 4th century it is hierarchical, rich, powerful. The idea living under ascetic discipline gained popularity. Monastic order: to withdraw, mount athos, cluniac fathers 10c, cistercians 11c simplicity, carthusians 11c silence, to help urban poor, franciscans, dominicans, carmelites. Saints: interceding with god on behalf of people, allies in the quest for spiritual benefits. Crusades, inquisition, witch hunts: muslims, jews, women, heretics = independent thinkers, violence, intolerance. Used to be complimentary, but 529 emperor justinian closes the platonic academy in athens-benedict founds monte casino.
