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What was the flagellant movement of the black death?
Christians believed the black death was a punishment from god so the flagallant movement during the time of the black death was when people would offer bodily penance to god by whipping themselves in attempt to rid themselves of the black death.
Who tortured themselves for sinning trying to avoid the black death?
They were called flagellents, they walked from street to street whipping themselves for their sins
When did the flagellants appear in England?
They appeared at the time of the Black Death which people thought was the wrath of God. The flagellants wandered the country whipping themselves to placate the Almighty, not realising that in the process they were helping to spread the plague.
Why did the Black Death effect the clergy?
The Black Death had many affects on religion. Most people believed it was God punishing them for their wicked ways and would go round whipping themselves to try and please God. Nobody knew anything about hygiene and good living conditions, so they believed a lot about religion whereas nowadays we know the truth about how the Black Death was caused. However, the Black Death affected religion for a small minority as they believed in God and when the "good people" such as priests, died alongside others, they no longer found themselves believing.
How did the people react to the Black Death?
They wiped themselves and tortured eachother.
How did people react to black death?
They wiped themselves and tortured eachother.
What were the treaments for the black death and were the effective?
none, whipping someone, washing with vinegar. Draining blood from body.
How many people died in Pisa due to black death?
Nobody died, but a couple people were thought to have killed themselves!
Why did people rub frogs on themselves during the black death?
This was a form of witchcraft to lure away the bacteria.
When was The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death created?
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death was created in 1987-09.
Did the priest recommend whipping black death?
No. But others, turning to religion for protection, formed themselves into wandering groups of penitents. They travelled from town to town, ritually flagellating themselves in public acts of repentance to a God who was clearly very angry.
What was a flagellant?
Flagellants were people who travelled about whipping each other. They believed that the Black Death was God's punishment. They punished themselfs in order to beg for forgiveness and travelled around, singing hymns and saying prayers
