HIST 3130 Lecture 1: Lecture 1 – Entering Into The Early Modern Mind
7 Oct 2016
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Week 1 entering into the early modern mind (1500-1700) How could this culture permit horrifying acts of tortures. The culture of early modern europe consists of insiders and outsiders: insiders are those that accept the christian way of life, outsiders are those who do not accept christianity. Any other religion that was not christian was an outsider. Religion is the dominant philosophical framework in the early modern mind. Culture has a shared meaning of values, attitudes, laws and institutions of the elite: the elite culture is those of wealthy, priests and people in positions of power that can impose their power on those below them. Popular culture: popular culture is the culture of those who are not elite, those who are affected by the elite"s laws often included the poor. This could include between 80-90% of the population. Popular culture was the culture of the masses. Lowlanders have their traditions and rituals that may be different than that of a.
