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Erotic helplessness : a study of the history of the Damsel in Distress theme in art

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thehangingtree said:
'Washing it's hands' does not excuse its inaction!!!
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Of course. From about the 12th century (Cathars in France) to the end of the 15th century & earlier 16th (Reformation) and to sometime in the 17th (end of the Thirty Years War?), the Church was determined to destroy dissent both within and outside the Church's remit. The Church also took the lead in countering the influence of "witches and wizards" (along with plenty of Protestant princes and authorities).

Should the Church have shown Christian mercy? Yes. However, like all humans running institutions established by other humans, those in control saw their interests under attack, and they established an institutional regime to secure those interests. The Inquisition and the civil laws against witchcraft had little or no reverence for their victims - overwhelmingly women. It was mostly about domination and controlling women's bodies - even unto their deaths. Those in power very often had blood on their hands, and for centuries.
 
supplice said:
The Inquisition and the civil laws against witchcraft had little or no reverence for their victims - overwhelmingly women. It was mostly about domination and controlling women's bodies - even unto their deaths. Those in power very often had blood on their hands, and for centuries.
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Blood is a sacred and powerful symbol for the Catholic Church, as life and death are in the blood. It could not be carelessly spilled and was used for prayer, sacrifice and thanksgiving (See (Ex 24:3-8, Lev 1-7, 7:11-15, Deut.12:24, Ex.12:7,13). The relatively strong command “You shall not murder” and the Covenant of God with Noah: “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image." (Genesis 9:6) made it extremely difficult for members of the Church to be the executors of heretics and idolaters: the Inquisition judged them and passed them to a civil authority for execution and, whether possible, without blood-shedding, hence the practice of burning them.
 
Eva Inanna said:
...(Biblical passages cited)...made it extremely difficult for members of the Church to be the executors of heretics and idolaters: the Inquisition judged them and passed them to a civil authority for execution and, whether possible, without blood-shedding, hence the practice of burning them.
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Well, I doubt that the victims of Church authority - that so often bailed on that particular Commandment - while hiding behind other Biblical passages, appreciated the fine distinction in your eloquent post above.
 
supplice said:
Well, I doubt that the victims of Church authority - that so often bailed on that particular Commandment - while hiding behind other Biblical passages, appreciated the fine distinction in your eloquent post above.
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You are right, of course. Most of the victims could never know, much less understand the obscurities and absurdities of the theologians. Which led the Church to plead the Aristotelian “ignorance of the law excuses not,” of course, promulgated in Latin as “ignorantia juris non excusat,” in a dead language that few outside the Church understood. Nevertheless, hypocrisy and tyranny have nothing to do with reason or justice.
 
 
Eulalia said:
These are fine and fascinating collections, but would be even better if you could give a little information about the images - artists? sources? historical contexts? etc.
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I agree! These pics would be even more enjoyable with their backstory known.
gerembeau said:
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1726515263977.png Years ago, I did some research about this one. There is a thread about the origin of this pic.
https://www.cruxforums.com/xf/threads/a-noblewoman-under-the-knout-1846.5362/
 
ducon007 said:
"Death and the Maiden"
By Adolf Hiremy-Hirschl.

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there's a dedicated thread here on the forum for the Death & Maiden genre... of course a @Jollyrei endeavor

Death And The Maiden

Der Tod und das Mädchen From the lied by Franz Schumann. Text derived from a poem written by German poet Matthias Claudius. Das Mädchen: Vorüber! Ach, vorüber! Geh, wilder Knochenmann! Ich bin noch jung! Geh, lieber, Und rühre mich nicht an. Und rühre mich nicht an. Der Tod: Gib deine Hand...
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