HI 232 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Venette
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Explained the plague happened because of punishment from god. Describes people"s behavior: burial traditions, treatment of ill, those who"ve fled. Entertainment to distract people from horrors that happened. Mentions social elite who tried to change their fate by taking care of the ill (risking their lives by doing so) Could figure out that he was referring to this happening in the city. Paris - jean de venette, a catholic monk, 1348-49. Church ends up with lots of gifts/property as people give them for prayer/whatnot. Believes the plague was caused by non-believers or an exploding star (auger comet) Says the jews contaminated water and air - blames them. Discusses flagellants who were a cult that did not worship the pope. They tried their own ways to try to avoid the plague. They tried to draw blood and the pope said their blood doesn"t go w/ jesus blood. Originated from the consequences of god and his wrath.
