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Who did the flagellants blame for the spread of the bubonic plague?
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∙ 12y ago
Flagellants were religious fanatics who whipped themselves as a penance. This is a practice that existed to some minor extent throughout history, and goes back to pre-Christian times.
During the Black Death, many people became flagellants because they thought the Black Death was a punishment for sins, and felt that they might do penance for these sins by beating themselves with whips. The Catholic Church took the position that flagellantism was a heresy, and it was condemned in a papal bull in 1349, while the Black Death was just underway.
There is a link below to an article on flagellants.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe flagellants felt that if they inflict pain and suffering on themselves as they pass through the towns and villages, they would appease God and He would undo the curse of the Black death. They generally would pass through the towns in groups, bloodied, and beating on themselves and whipping themselves with strips of fabric or leather bound together, breaking the skin and causing pain and of course, bleeding. The villagers would line up to watch the passing of the flagellants in the hopes that their sacrifices would somehow save them (the residents). It was a common belief that the blood of the flagellants would prevent the plague from infecting people so often, residents would get blood off the bodies and rub themselves with it...often on their faces. This in fact increased the risk of illness if the flagellant was already infected himself.
It is relatively well known, however, that "after a day of work", the Flagellants would indulge in "earthly pleasures" ...the wine, women and song idea...
Well,. all of this didn't go over too well with the Catholic church, as THEY were supposed to have the only power to appeal to God and eventually, the practice was stopped.
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∙ 12y agoThey said it was a punishment from god for being bad so they whipped themselves until their skin bled to show to god that he didn't need to punish them and give them the black death, as they are doing it themselves! Of course this is pure nonsense.
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∙ 8y agopeople tried whipping, washing with vinegar. Cutting vein and draining it.
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∙ 11y agoGod
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Who did people blame for the bubonic plague?
The Jews
What were the people called who whipped themselves to avoid getting the black death?
A group of individuals known as flaggelants emerged whose aim was to dispel fear of the clergy. The flaggelants placed blame on Gods wrath, and insisted that it was the sins of men and women that compelled God to punish them. The efforts of the flaggelants began in Perugia and Central Italy in 1260, and their message soon spread north to other parts of Europe.
Were Hiroshima and Nagasaki legitimate military targets?
Nothing done in war could be considering right. President Truman had his opinion and all took all the blame on the issue. The Japanese were planning to spread a plague in the United States.
What sin did people blame the plague on?
people blamed Black Death. On the church and kings.
How did people get rid of the plague?
The modern bubonic plague is treated with antibiotics, but it still has a very high mortality rate if not treated in the first 12-24 hours. In medieval times, they told people to improve their diet and move to fresh air. Needless to say, this did not work out well if they were already infected.
How do you stop th plague?
Some people carried herbs to ward off the plague, some people stopped bathing because they thought it was spread by the air, some just ran away, and some just blamed the Jews so they killed them; they even took hostages and forced people to lie and take the blame for spreading it
What song by slipknot has the lyrics you sold me out to save yourself?
Snuff off the All Hope is Gone album
Who did people blame during the plague?
They blamed almost anyone who was different in any way. They blamed the Jews, they blamed foreign traders, they even blamed foul smelling AIR for the disease! Many laid the blame on the sins of the people, believing that the plague was a punishment sent by God for their sins.
Who or what does Mercutio blame for his death?
tyybalt is to blame because he killed mercutio under romeos arm.
How can pharmacist spread the microbial resistance to antibiotics by prescription?
Yes, but don't blame the pharmacist. Blame the doctors who have been over prescribing antibiotics for decades.
Why were Jews persecuted for the black plague?
People had many different ideas as to what caused the Black Death e.g bad smells, people's sins e.t.c Sadly, the Jews were also believed to be the cause in some parts of Europe. And so the plague awakened an old antisemitic prejudice in people looking for a scapegoat to blame the plague on (the Jews).
What did the Roman Catholic church blame the Jews for?
They blamed the jews for the plague. Jews were usually one of the first targets for they were thought as unholy for not believing in Jesus.
