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Reichert, F. Der Sinai als Pilgerziel, in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture. 2017. Vol. 3(2). P. 7–25.

Folker Reichert, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Stuttgart University (70174, Germany, Stuttgart, Keplerstraße, 7)
ihireich@po.hi.uni-stuttgart.de

Language: Deutsch

This article deals with the Christian Pilgrimage to Mount Sinai and its significance in the Later Middle Ages. It is shown that the journey was extremely difficult and even dangerous for Western (i. e. catholic) pilgrims. But finally they were rewarded with a series of spiritual experiences at one of the most important places for Christian faith. They were allowed to see the place where Godfather, hidden into a burning bush, appeared to the prophet Moses and the place where Moses delivered the laws of God to his people, in Saint Catherine’s Monastery they could touch the Holy relics of that highly venerated saint, and on top of Mount Sinai they could imagine the rest of the world and God’s omnipotence in it. After coming home, the pilgrims reported on their adventures and the noble ones added a special sign, St. Catherine’s wheel, to their arms. In many ways they made it visible how important the pilgrimage to Mount Sinai was for the medieval Christian world-view.

Key Words: Mount Sinai, pilgrimage, St Catherine’s Monastery, Saint Catherine’s wheel, Greek Monks, medieval world-view, medieval world map

URL: http://proslogion.ru/32-reichert/

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Buchholz, W. Religion und Gesellschaft in deutschen Landen im 15. und frühen 16. Jahrhundert. Mentalität und Bewusstseinshorizont, in: Proslogion: Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Social History and Culture. 2017. Vol. 3(2). P. 51–74.

Werner Buchholz, д. и. н., профессор, университет Грайфсвальда (17489, Germany, Greifswald, Domstraße 11)
buchholz@uni-greifswald.de

Language: Deutsch

The parish, the pilgrimage and atonement were the three pillars of late medieval religious practice. The parish took care of the faithful in their everyday lives, which were inextricably linked their work on the land. During pilgrimages, the parish made sure that pilgrims fulfilled the necessary conditions. Atonement had two main aims: on the one hand, acts of atonement, amongst which a pilgrimage was considered to carry significant weight, were intended to ensure salvation for a person who suffered a sudden death, unprepared for the hereafter, and on the other hand atonement was intended to provide material security for the murdered person’s family. A murderer who killed a father and breadwinner, for example, had to replace what he had taken from a family. All three phenomena were strongly influenced by the veneration of saints. With the Reformation a fundamental change occurred here. The veneration of saints was abolished and with it the pilgrimage and the practice of atonement also disappeared. The relationship of the pastor with the woman in his household was legalized; she became the pastor’s honored wife. The pastor and his family were given the task of serving as a model and ideal example of Protestant family life.The veneration of saints ceased. With that pilgrimages and atonement also came to an end.

Key Words: parish, pilgrimage, atonement, saints, death, conditions, household, Reformation

URL: http://proslogion.ru/32-buchholz/