‘Pagan’ Practices in Burchard of Worms’ Corrector sive medicus

DE FREITAS LYTH, Larissa. ‘Pagan’ Practices in Burchard of Worms’ Corrector sive medicus. In International Medieval Congress 2022, 4-7 July 2022, Leeds, UK. 2022.

Basic information

• Original name: ‘Pagan’ Practices in Burchard of Worms’ Corrector sive medicus
• Name in Czech: ‚Pohanské praktiky‘ v díle Corrector sive medicus Bucharda z Wormsu
• Authors: DE FREITAS LYTH, Larissa.
• Edition: International Medieval Congress 2022, 4-7 July 2022, Leeds, UK, 2022.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Presentations at conferences
• Field of Study: 60304 Religious studies
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Organization unit: Faculty of Arts
• Keywords in English: paganism; pagan practices; Buchard of Worms
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The presentation focuses on Burchard of Worms' work "Corrector sive medicus". In this set of moral and legal guidelines for the clergy, numerous "pagan practices" and beliefs are listed, including beliefs in ghots, undead, or the art of erotic magic, serving as one of the most well preserved documentations of the survival of paganism in the heart of the supposedly Christianised Europe. According to Buchard of Worms, exposing these superstitions and the penances imposed should enlighten the ecclesiastical vision and strategy developed to face them.

Links

• 101000442, interní kód MU: Name: Networks of Dissent: Computational Modelling of Dissident and Inquisitorial Cultures in Medieval Europe (Acronym: DISSINET)

Investor: European Union, ERC (Excellent Science)