8 4 13 Setting it in a Religious Framework Late Medieval Visions and Tensions Understanding People in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe This World v The Other World s The Conquest and Religion Polygenesis v Monogenesis Connection to the Previous Lecture The Problem The Solutions Religion and this World Christian Dualism The Great Enemy Emerges Getting Help Salvation and the Intercessory System Saints as Christian soldiers Christian heroes Saints in the Community Relics Demand and the Rise of Indulgences Terms dualism Understanding People in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe This World vs the Other World The Conquest and Religion Polygenesis vs Monogenesis Connection to the Previous Lecture 1 8 4 13 The Problem Why didn t the two sources of authoritative information the Bible and the Greek and Roman authors say anything about these strange lands and peoples The Solutions The enemy of the human race the devil has invented a means never before heard of by which to hinder the preaching of God s word of salvation to the people He has inspired his agents to publish abroad the message that the Indians of the west and the south and other people of whom we have recent knowledge should be treated as dumb brutes created for our service pretending that they are not capable of receiving the Catholic faith If we consider however that the Indians are truly men and that they are not only capable of understanding the Catholic faith but according to all information the said Indians and all other peoples to be later discovered by Christians are by no means to be deprived of their liberty or the possession of their property even though they lack the faith of Jesus Christ And that they may and should freely and legitimately enjoy their liberty the possession of their property not should they be in any way enslaved Should the contrary have happened it shall be null and of no effect Pope Paul III r 1534 49 Sublimis Deus 1547 Religion and This World Christian Dualism 2 8 4 13 The Great Enemy Emerges 3 8 4 13 Getting Help Heaven You re saved Yippee Purgatory Hell but you know it will end Hell You re there until the Last Judgment and probably for all time GOD Jesus Christ The Holy Spirit Mary Leading saints apostles early well known martyrs etc and the leading angels Michael Gabriel etc Lesser Saints The Saved There s also an elaborate hierarchy of angels 4 8 4 13 St Catherine with her attributes 5
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