medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear Paula,
For the beginning a short quotation from Guillaume Peyraut's (better known
as the writer of THE Summa de vitiis et virtutibus) Sunday Sermon for the
dominica decima:
"Sepultura asini talis est: dominus pellem retinet et vermes carnes
comedunt, ossa ad pluviam et grandinem remanent. Sic bona exteriora que per
pellem intelliguntur filii et quondoque dominus terrenus, vermes carnes
retinent ad litteram qui carnes comedunt. Anima que per perversitatem
ossibus comparatur pluvie et grandini infernali assimilatur."
Thus, the idea is that dying in tournament was a grave sin, since
tournaments were (with few exceptions) prohibited by the Canon Law. The
sepultura asini topos originates (if I remember correctly) from Jerome, but
I cannot recal the exact location. Perhaps someone else may help.
Cheers,
Jussi Hanska
At 09:12 26.9.2001 -0500, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Does anyone have suggestions for what Johannis Beleth meant when he said
>that a man who died fighting in a tournament and without having confessed
>should be buried "in the manner of asses?" the Latin reads: Si in
>hastiludio moriatur quis et inpenitens, quod scilicet sacerdotem non
>querat, sepeliatur more asini, et similiter si in rixa.
>
>I'd be grateful for any ideas you might have.
>
>
>Paula Rieder
>Department of History
>University of Nebraska-Kearney
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