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HI266 Deviance and Non-Conformity. Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy and Heresy. Stephen Bates s.m.j.bates@warwick.ac.uk. Aims of today. Define late medieval Christian orthodoxy. Assess whether society was dogmatic & intransigent. Consider the nature of heresy.
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HI266 Deviance and Non-Conformity Orthodoxy, Heterodoxy and Heresy Stephen Bates s.m.j.bates@warwick.ac.uk
Aims of today • Define late medieval Christian orthodoxy • Assess whether society was dogmatic & intransigent • Consider the nature of heresy • Look at the treatment of Christian deviants
The Crucifixion, Isenheim Altarpiece Matthias Grünewald (c. 1501)
St Paul preaching in the Areopagus Raphael (1515)
St Jerome Caravaggio(1606)
St Augustine Vittore Carpaccio (1502)
The Triumph of Thomas Aquinas over the HereticsFilippino Lippi (1491)
Plato and Aristotle The School of Athens (detail) Raphael (1509)
The vision of St Bernard Alonso Cano (1650)
St Francis El Greco (c.1595)
The Ecstasy of St Teresa Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1652)
The Flagellants Pietr van Laer (1635)
Execution of Templars (1310)
Auto-da-fé Burning of the Heretics Pedro Berruguete (c.1500)
Heresy Heterodoxy
Conclusions • ‘Right thinking’ fluid and evolving – even innovative • Divide between heterodoxy and heresy dynamic • Orthodoxy often created in response to heresy • Importance of accountability to church • Intentionality and obstinacy characteristic of heresy • Responses to heresy graduated