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,/OICISM TAU<T ?AT ONE %\LD 5DURE SUFF]+2 ,JUDEO-,*RI/IANITY TAU<T ONE TO LOVE IT4 ,FROM PUNI%M5T AS PRO( ( DIV9E LOVE TO ! LOVE ( PUNI%M5T WAS ONLY A /EP4 ,DID NOT ! M>KETS 9 D]ELICTION1 DEA? & FE> C\NT AMONG ! MO/ PR(ITABLE = ! ,*UR*8 

,! APPE>ANCE 9 ,P]UGIA >\ND #abe ( ! MOVEM5T ( ! ,FLAGELLANTS 9SCRIB$ ITSELF 9 A CONJURATION ( EV5TS -- ! FAM9E ( #a#b#e1 ! PLAGUE ( #a#b#e#i1 ! BLOODY /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! ,GUELPHS & ! ,<IBELL9S -- ?AT WAS PROPITI\S = ! N\RI%M5T ( ! S5TIM5T ?AT ! DISPLEASURE ( LOS+ ONESELF C>RI$ ! CONSOLATION ( 9VOLV+ ! :OLE WORLD 9 ?AT LOSS4 ,! ,JOA*IMITE EXPIRATION DATE ONCE MORE CATALYZ$ ! TUMULT ( PASSIONS ?AT A IMPOSSIBLE LIFE EASILY TURN$ T[>DS ! \TLET ( DEA?4 

,AT FIR/ 5C\RAG$ BY ! ,*UR*1 HY/]ICAL & COLLECTIVE SELF-PUNI%M5T -- DUE TO ITS PRET5SIONS TO EXCLUSIVITY -- RAPIDLY CAME TO ?REAT5 ! PRIVILEGES ( AFFLICT+ & CONSOL+ RES]V$ BY ! CL]GY4 ,! HELL CLAIM$ = E>? REMOV$ ALL CR$IT FROM ! M]*ANTS ( ! BEYOND4 ,SURR5D]+ ONESELF TO \TRAGES & TORM5T+ ! FLE% ID5TIFI$ ONE ) ! ,*RI/ & RELEAS$ ONE FROM ALL DUTIES TO ! ,*UR*4 

,= A LONG TIME1 FLAGELLATION C\NT$ AMONG ! SELF-PUNITIVE PRACTICES ADMITT$ BY ! ,*UR*4 ,IT EXPRESS$ ! ORD9>Y SCORN = T]RE/RIAL LIFE & PLEASURE 9H]5T 9 ALL RELIGIONS1 )\T 7= ALL ?AT7 CURTAIL+ AN EXI/5CE D5UD$ ( ATTRACTIONS BY ! QUE/ = A SANCTIFY+ PUNI%M5T1 AS 9 ! ,NEW ,PROPHECY OR ! ,CA?>S' 5DURA4  
  

,IT WAS 9 ! CR[D$ ,ITALIAN T[NS ?AT ORGANIZ$ FLAGELLANT PROCESSIONS APPE>$ = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,! MOVEM5T WAS LAUN*$ 9 #abf BY A H]MIT ( ,P]UGIA & SPREAD S\?W>DS TO ,ROME & NOR?W>DS TO ! ,LOMB>D CITIES ) SU* RAPIDITY ?AT TO CONTEMPOR>IES IT APPE>$ A SUDD5 EPIDEMIC ( REMORSE4 ,L$ USUALLY BY PRIE/S1 MASSES ( M51 Y\?S & BOYS M>*$ DAY & NI<T1 ) BANN]S & BURN+ C&LES1 FROM T[N TO T[N4 ,& EA* TIME !Y CAME TO A T[N !Y W\LD >RANGE !MSELVES 9 GR\PS BE=E ! *UR* & FLOG !MSELVES = H\RS ON 5D4 ,! IMPACT :I* ?IS PUBLIC P5ANCE MADE UPON ! G5]AL POPULATION WAS GREAT4 ,CRIM9ALS CONFESS$1 ROBB]S RETURN$ !IR LOOT & USUR]S ! 9T]E/ ON !IR LOANS1 5EMIES W]E RECONCIL$ & FEUDS =GOTT54 ,EV5 ! TWO W>R+ P>TIES :I* W]E DIVID+ ,ITALY1 ! ,GUELPHS OR SUPPORT]S ( ! ,POPE & ! ,<IBELL9ES OR ! SUPPORT]S ( ! ,EMP]OR1 = A MOM5T LO/ SOME ( !IR 9TRANSIG5CE4 ,:OLE T[NS BECAME 9VOLV$ 9 ! MOVEM5T -- AT ,REGGIO ! *IEF MAGI/RATE1 ! BI%OP & ALL ! GUILDS TOOK P>T4 ,AS ! PROCESSIONS MOV$ ALONG !Y CON/ANTLY 9CREAS$ 9 SIZE1 UNTIL !Y W]E MANY ?\S& /RONG4 ,BUT IF AT TIMES PEOPLE ( ALL CLASSES W\LD JO9 91 IT WAS ! POOR :O P]SEV]$2 SO ?AT 9 ! LATT] /AGES ( ! MOVEM5T !Y ALONE REMA9$4 

,! CIRCUM/ANCES UND] :I* ?IS FIR/ \TBREAK ( MASS SELF-FLAGGELLATION OCCURR$ >E SIGNIFICANT4 ,EV5 BY M$IEVAL /&>DS1 CONDITIONS 9 ,ITALY AT ?AT MOM5T W]E EXCEPTIONALLY H>D4 ,9 #abeh !RE HAD BE5 FAM9E1 9 #abei A S]I\S \TBREAK ( PLAGUE4 ,ABOVE ALL1 9CESSANT W>F>E BETWE5 ,GUELPH & ,<IBELL9E HAD R$UC$ ! C\NTRY TO A /ATE ( ! UTMO/ MIS]Y & 9SECURITY4 ,! SITUATION ( ! ,GUELPH T[NS WAS P>TICUL>LY DESP]ATE1 = !IR CAUSE HAD JU/ SUFF]$ A HEAVY BL[ :5 ! ,FLOR5T9ES W]E DEFEAT$ AT ,MONTAP]TO1 ) FE>FUL SLAU<T]1 BY ! ,TUSCAN ,<IBELL9ES4 ,FR$]ICK ,I,I'S SON1 ,MANFR$1 SEEM$ WELL ON ! WAY TO E/ABLI%+ HIS SWAY OV] ! :OLE ( ,ITALY4 ,IT WAS NOT = NO?+ ?AT ! FLAGELLANT MOVEM5T />T$ 9 A ,GUELPH CITY & FL\RI%$ AMONG ,GUELPHS4 ,YET ALL !SE AFFLICTIONS W]E FELT TO BE BUT A PRELUDE TO A F9AL & OV]:ELM+ CATA/ROPHE4 ,A *RONICL] REM>K$ ?AT DUR+ ! FLAGELLANT PROCESSIONS PEOPLE BEHAV$ AS ?\< !Y FE>$ ?AT AS A PUNI%M5T = !IR S9S ,GOD WAS AB\T TO DE/ROY !M ALL BY E>?QUAKE & BY FIRE FROM ON HI<4 ,IT WAS 9 A WORLD :I* SEEM$ POIS$ ON ! BR9K ( ! ABYSS ?AT !SE P5IT5TS CRI$ \T1 AS !Y BEAT !MSELVES & ?REW !MSELVES UPON !IR FACES3 ',HOLY ,VIRG9 TAKE PITY ON US6 ,BEG ,JESUS ,*RI/ TO SP>E US6' & ',M]CY1 M]CY6 ,PEACE1 PEACE6' -- CALL+ CEASELESSLY1 WE >E TOLD1 UNTIL ! FIELDS & M\NTA9S SEEM$ TO E*O ) !IR PRAY]S & MUSICAL 9/RUM5TS FELL SIL5T & LOVE-SONGS DI$ AWAY4.<#c#i#h.>  
  

,?R\< ! S5TIM5T ( AN 9TOL]ABLE EXI/5CE1 FROM :I* SO (T5 CAME ! OBSCURE WI% = UNIV]SAL ANNIHILATION1 ! PR9CIPLE ( HOPE ALSO M>K$ \T A PA?4 ,! PH5IX REBORN FROM ITS C9D]S4 ,?US ! MO/ DIV]SE TRAITS .<& PEOPLE.> W]E MIX$ TOGE!R 9 ! FLAGELLANT MOVEM5T3 ! REFUSAL ( ! ,*UR* & ! CL]GY2 ! DIV9E FRE$OM TO :I* ! MO/ DIS9H]IT$ 7?US ?OSE :O SUFF]$ ! MO/7 ACC$$ BY RI<T2 ?OSE :O -- LIKE ! ,BE<>DS ( ,COLOGNE1 ! ,BEGU9ES ( ,S*WEIDNITZ & ! ANCI5T ,MESSALIANS -- OV]CAME ! ORDEAL ( SORR[ & 5T]$ 9TO ! PROMIS$ L& ( ,$5IC HAPP9ESS2 BUT ALSO ?OSE OPPRESS$ PEOPLE :OSE RES5TM5T TURN$ ?IS WAY & ?AT AGA9/ ! .<V>I\S.> P[]S &1 MO/ (T5 DUE TO ! ORD9>Y 9SANITY .<SANIE.> ( C[>DICE & SADISM1 TORTUR$ & MASSACR$ ,JEWI% M51 WOM5 & *ILDR54 

,9 #a#c#d#i1 ! ,POPE BLAM$ ! ,FLAGELLANTS :5 HE DECL>$3 0,MO/ ( !M OR !IR FOLL[]S1 B5EA? AN APPE>ANCE ( PIETY1 SET !IR H&S TO CRUEL & IMPI\S WORKS1 %$D+ ! BLOOD ( ,JEWS :OM ,*RI/IAN PIETY ACCEPTS & SU/A9S40.<#c#i#i.> 

,9 #abfa & #a#b#f#b1 ! MOVEM5T CROSS$ ! ,ALPS1 W5T UP ! ,RH9E & 5T]$ S\!RN ,G]MANY1 :]E IT TOOK A TURN ?AT WAS MORE POPUL>1 MORE ANTI-CL]ICAL & MORE FAI?FUL TO ,JOA*IMITE ES*ATOLOGY4 ,! APPEALS TO PURITY ( S\L & FAI? DIDN'T FAIL TO REVIVE ! ANTI-,SEMITIC CORE1 :I* HAD BE5 CULTIVAT$ BY ,EMICO ( ,L5+51 ! ,MA/] ( ,HUNG>Y & AN ANONYM\S CL]GYMAN FROM ,PASSAU 7! AU?OR ( A *RONICLE ( ! SECOND HALF ( ! ,?IRTE5? ,C5TURY ?AT ATTRIBUT$ ALL ! WORLD'S MIS=TUNES TO ! ,JEWS & H]ETICS47 

,IF ONE P>TICIPAT$ 9 A PROCESSION ( FLAGELLANTS1 ! DURATION ( :I* WAS #c#c-&-A-HALF DAYS 79 MEMORY ( ,*RI/'S AGE71 IT WAS DEEM$ 5\< TO ASSURE ONE ( IMPECCABILITY :ATEV] ONE DID &1 EVID5TLY1 FRE$OM FROM ! ,*UR* & ITS SACRAM5TS4 ,AFT] #a#b#f#b1 ! ON-GO+ ?REAT TO CL]ICAL PR(ITABILITY W\LD JU/IFY ! PROHIBITION ANN\NC$ AGA9/ ! HY/]ICAL HORDES :O EXHIBIT$ !IR BLOODY W\NDS & PL$ ,*RI/IC SORR[ 9 ! C\NTRYSIDES & ! T[NS SO TO BE ABLE TO DEVOTE !MSELVES )\T S9 TO C\PL+1 LIBATIONS1 RAPE & PILLAGE4 

,! ,BLACK ,PLAGUE ( #a#c#d#h-#a#c#d#i REVIV$ ! PROP5SITY TO M]CIFUL SUFF]+1 ON :I* ! ,*UR* ( ! ,FIFTE5? ,C5TURY W\LD BASE ITS LUCRATIVE M>KET 9 DEA?4 ,POSSESS$ BY A HOLY FURY1 GR\PS ( #e TO #e PEOPLE P>AD$ 9 SUCCESSIVE WAVES 9 ,G]MANY1 ! ,NE!RL&S & ,HUNG>Y1 EXORCIZ+ ?R\< AN EXEMPL>Y EXPIATION ! JU/ ANG] ) :I* ,GOD OV]:ELM$ HIS CREATURES4 ,5GL&1 LITTLE CONC]N$ ) A R$EMPTION OBTA9$ BY A CYNICAL1 HI<] BID 9 MIS=TUNE1 REJECT$ ! FLAGELLANT MOVEM5T4 

,REPRESS$ 9 ,/RASB\RG 9 #a#b#i#f1 ,B]GAMO 9 #a#c#c#d1 & ,CREMONE 9 #a#c#d#f1 ! ,FLAGELLANTS /ILL MANAG$ TO 9VADE ,BRUGES1 ,<5T1 ,T\RNAI & ,DORDRE*T4 ,! BI%OPS SOMETIMES TOL]AT$ !M & TRI$ 9 VA9 TO TEMP] !IR DEVA/AT+ ZEAL4 

,AS ! EXCESS ( HORRORS ACCUMULAT+ 9 ! #a#c#eS RAIS$ SUFF]+ TO ! DIGNITY ( SUPREME GOOD1 MILL5>IANISM REAPPE>$ TO BE ! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CE ( ! PROJECT ( ANNIHILATION CONDUCT$ BY ,GOD ) A GREAT P[] ( CONVICTION4 ,A MY/]I\S ,CELE/IAL ,LETT]1 :I* NO D\BT ISSU$ FROM ,SEG>ELLISM1 ANN\NC$ ! DECISION ( ! ,LORD -- AS DICTAT$ TO A PROPHET BY HIS FRI5DS -- TO EXT]M9ATE MANK9D4 ,ANG]$ BY ! UNWOR?Y CONDUCT ( HIS CREATURES &1 9 P>TICUL>1 ! RI*1 ,GOD W\LD ONLY SP>E HUMANITY 9 EX*ANGE = A G5]AL REP5TANCE & A CONTRITION EMBELLI%$ BY ! :IP4 ,ONE /ILL HAD TO RECEIVE CLEM5CY ?R\< ! 9T]CESSION ( ,M>Y4 ,! EGALIT>IANISM ( ! ADEPTS ( VOLUNT>Y POV]TY WAS F> FROM ! MOVEM5T ( ! NOBILITY1 :I* SOMETIMES C$$ TO P5IT5TIAL SOLICITATIONS4 ,DID NOT ,CLEM5T ,V,I PRESCRIBE ! VIRTUES ( FLAGELLATION8 ,HE W\LD RETRACT HIS SUPPORT & 9 #acdi CONDEMN$ ! MOVEM5T1 ) ! RESULT ?AT ! MESSIANISM ( ! >TISANS & PEASANTS W\LD TURN TO CONFRONTATION ) ! >I/OCRACY1 ! B\RGEOISIE & ! CL]GY1 ! H$ONISM ( :I* -- JUDG$ TO BE CONTR>Y TO ! WI%ES ( ,GOD -- >\S$ CELE/IAL ANG]4 

,ANTI-CL]ICALISM FREQU5TLY GAVE WAY TO ANTI-,SEMITISM4 ,! POGROMS P]MITT$ ! PR(ITABLE DISPOSAL ( ! M>G9ALS CONDEMN$ BY ! DISGRACE IMPUT$ TO !M BY ! ,*UR* TO S]VE AS SCAPEGOATS :5 !Y CEAS$ TO FILL ! C(F]S ( ! BI%OPS & PR9CES4 ,! ,JEWI% COMMUNITIES ( ,FRANKFURT1 ,MAY5CE1 ,COLOGNE & ,BRUSSELS W]E EXT]M9AT$4 7,9 #a#a#d#f1 ,PI]RE DE ,CLUNY C\LD ALREADY ASK1 0,:AT GOOD DOES IT DO TO GO TO ! 5D ( ! WORLD 74447 TO COMBAT ! ,S>AC5S :5 WE LET LIVE AMONG US O!R 9FIDELS :O >E GUILTI] ) RESPECT TO ! ,*RI/ ?AN ! ,MAHOMETANS80.<#d.> 

,9 ,?UR+A1 ,KONRAD ,S*MID L$ ! MILL5>IANI/ FLAGELLANTS4 ,HE REVIV$ ! LEG5D ( ! RETURN ( ,FR$]IC1 ! ,EMP]OR ( ! ,LA/ ,DAYS1 TO :OM ,DOLC9O IMPRUD5TLY GAVE A POLITICAL POT5TIAL4 

,R5EW+ ! TRADITION ( ! IT9]ANT ,*RI/S1 ,S*MID DEM&$ AN ABSOLUTE SUBMISSION TO HIS P]SON4 ,HE DECRE$ ?AT SELF-FLAGELLATION WAS ! PRELUDE TO ! BIR? ( AN ,$5IC AGE TO COME 9 #a#c#f#i4 ,! ,9QUISITION W\LD HA/5 TO SEIZE ,S*MID & BURN HIM 9 ,NORDHAUS5 9 #a#c#f#h1 ONE YE> 9 ADVANCE ( ! DUE DATE4 

,BY RE9=C+ ITS REPRESSION1 ,ROME W\LD TRY1 AS IT WAS ACCU/OM$1 TO RECUP]ATE ! MOVEM5T TO ITS PR(IT4 ,! ,SPANI>D ,V9C5T ,F]RI]1 ! LEAD] ( ! P5IT5TS1 :O W]E SEV]ELY SUP]VIS$ & CONTROLL$1 W\LD W9 HIS SANCTIFICATION BY GIV+ AN OR?ODOX COLORATION TO ! /RIPES ( ! :IP4 ,HE WAS ONLY P>TIALLY SUCCESSFUL4 ,SEE+ HIM OV]:ELM$ ON ALL SIDES1 .<,JEAN ,*>LI] DE.> ,G]SON ADJUR$ 9 #adag BY R5\NC+ HIS /++ APO/OLATE4 

,FROM !N ON1 ! ,9QUISITION TOOK ! 9ITIATIVE4 ,! PYRES 7PR9CIPALLY 9 ,G]MANY7 R$UC$ TO C9D]S SOME #i FLAGELLANTS 9 #a#d#a#d1 #c 9 #a#d#a#f1 A DOZ5 9 ,NORDHAUS5 9 #addf & ,SOND]HAUS5 9 #a#d#e#d4 ,! LA/ VICTIMS W\LD SUCCUMB >\ND #a#d#h4 

! ,FLAGELLANTS' DOCTR9E H>DLY BO!R$ ) !OLOGICAL SUBTLTIES4 ,KONRAD ,S*MID ADVOCAT$ A SECOND BAPTISM1 A BAPTISM ( BLOOD1 :I* CONF]R$ .<P]SONAL.> SALVATION & DOOM$ ! ,*UR*1 ! CL]GY & ! SACRAM5TS TO USELESSNESS4 ,! REFUSAL TO PAY TI!S & ! D5UNCIATION ( ! TRADE 9 9DULG5CES BELONG$ TO ALL ! POPUL> MOVEM5TS ?AT ! ,*UR* DID NOT CEASE TO >\SE AGA9/ IT & ITS CL]ICAL BUREAUCRACY4 ,! REJECTION ( ! CULT ( ! SA9TS & PURGATORY W\LD =M .<,M>T9.> ,LU!R'S H]ITAGE1 AS W\LD ANTI-,SEMITISM1 ALL ?+S CONSID]$4 

,DOM9ICO ,SAVI1 ALSO CALL$ ,MECCO ,SACCONI1 BURN$ 9 #acdd 9 ,SCOLI1 ATTE/$ TO ! P5ETRATION ( ,FREE-,SPIRIT IDEAS EV5 9 ! DE/RUCTIVE FURY ( ! ,FLAGELLANTS4 ,9DE$1 HE TAU<T ! FOLL[+ !SES1 H]E RE-TRANSCRIB$ BY ! SPIRIT ( ! 9QUISITORS :O S5T5C$ HIM TO DEA?4  
  

,!IR IMPUD5CE W5T AS F> AS SAY+ ?AT PLEASURE WAS NOT A S92 M5 & WOM5 PRAY+ TOGE!R 9 ! OBSCURITY ( ! NI<T DO NOT COMMIT S91 :ATEV] ELSE !Y MI<T BE DO+ AT ! TIME2 IT IS P]MITT$ = WOM5 TO FLAGELLATE !MSELVES = !IR S9S1 NUDE & PUBLICLY2 LAY PEOPLE ALSO HAVE ! FACULTY ( ABSOLV+ ALL ( !IR S9S4.<#d#a.>  
  
  

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,NEV]!LESS1 ! ,*UR* DISCOV]$ 9 COLLECTIVE SELF-FLAGELLATION A WAY ( EX]CIS+ OV] ! POPULATIONS A =M ( CONTROL1 ! P[] ( :I* ! (FICIAL HI/ORY HAS ALWAYS EXAGG]AT$4 ,CA?OLICISM ONLY 9SPIR$ A TRUE DEVOTION 9 ! ,FIFTE5? ,C5TURY1 ON ! EVE ( ! S*ISM ?AT W\LD AMPUTATE HALF ( ITS EMPIRE4 ,US+ ! FE> ( DEA? & ! HORROR ( A BEYOND ?AT P]PETUAT$ ! ATROCITY ( T]RE/RIAL DE/9Y1 ,ROME READJU/$ ITS CONTROL OV] SUBJECTS R$UC$ TO ! /ATE ( S9N]S4 

,! ,DANCE ( ,DEA? OR DANSES MACABRES CELEBRAT$ ) AN AV5G+ & EGALIT>IAN IMAG]Y -- S9CE DEA? SP9S ALL ! SOCIAL CLASSES 9 ITS S9I/] R\ND -- ! 9T]M9ABLE FE/IVAL ( DEAD LIFE2 & ! ONLY REC\RSE WAS TO PAY ! P>I% PRIE/ 7LY+ 9 AMBU% = ! LA/ BREA?7 ! RI<T ( DELIV]ANCE ?AT GAVE A SALVATIONAL MEAN+ TO SORR[4 ,!RE W\LD BE GREAT P>DONS = ?OSE :O SUFF]$ GREATLY1 IF !Y RESIGN$ !MSELVES TO HONOR ! TRAITS ?AT ! ,*UR* D$UCT$ FROM EV]Y MOM5T ( AN EXI/5CE ?AT IT SUBJUGAT$ FROM ! CRIES ( BIR? TO ! DEA? RATTLE ( .<F9AL.> AGONY4 ,IRONICALLY1 ! ,*UR* W\LD IMPOSE ITSELF 9 ! ,FIFTE5? ,C5TURY UND] ! TRAITS ( A MO!R1 :ILE DEA?1 9 ITS HALF-EMACIAT$ SKELETON1 TOOK ON ! FIGURE ( ,WOMAN ACCORD+ TO ! PATRI>*Y3 AN 5EMY 9 LIFE1 A FRI5D 9 PUTREFACTION4 

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