HIS230H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Indulgence, John Dunstaple
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2/3 questions: 5 things on the plague. Printing press: rising literacy might be a cause of the printing press. End of the 100 years war; fall of constantinople; death of john dunstable. Saving power of god in rites of church. Saints, relics: all classes believed in the powers of saints, relics were believed to hold power, some relics were only used for certain ceremonies, some were put on display with protection, skeptics, even back then. The soul lived after the death of the body with 3 locations: dante has a great influence on this, hell. Only allowed in with no stain of sin on their soul. Non-christians (or anyone unbaptized persons) are placed in limbo: purgatory. Where you go after death to be cleansed of your sins. You eventually will end up in heaven. Family could help speed things up buying donating to the church (indulgences?)
