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On Medieval Death Trip, we feature a selected medieval text (often historical, occasionally literary) that touches on the odd, the gruesome, the unexpected, and similarly curious incidents, images, or ideas. In addition to presenting the text itself, each episode features commentary and musings upon that text.
Concerning the Miseries of the Flesh according to Pope Innocent III
Medieval Death Trip
53 minutes 36 seconds
1 year ago
Concerning the Miseries of the Flesh according to Pope Innocent III
In this episode, we explore the tradition of contemptus mundi with a text all about how horrible it is to be a human being, On the Misery of the Human Condition, written by Pope Innocent III (when he was but Cardinal Lotario di Segni).
Today's Texts:
Lotario dei Contie di Segni [Pope Innocent III]. De miseria condicionis humane. The Latin Library, https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/innocent1.html
References:
Lothario Dei Segni [Pope Innocent III]. On the Misery of the Human Condition. Edited by Donald R. Howard, translated by Margaret Mary Dietz. Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1969. Archive.org.
Moore, John C. "Innocent III's De Miseria Humanae Conditionis: A Speculum Curiae?" The Catholic Historical Review, vol. 67, no. 4, Oct. 1981, pp. 553-564. JSTOR.
Chapters
00:00:00: Introduction
00:17:00: Text: from Book I of De miseria condicionis humane by Lotario di Segni
00:17:01: Preface
00:18:05: 1. On the Miseries of Humanity
00:20:48: 2. On the Vileness of Our Matter
00:22:42: 3. On the Manner of Conception
00:26:19: 4. On the Food by which the Fetus is Nourished in the Womb
00:27:22: 5. On the Weakness of the Infant
00:28:37: 8. What Fruit Does a Person Produce?
00:29:43: 9. On the Inconvenience of Old Age
00:31:58: 12. On the Various Pursuits of Human Beings
00:34:07: 13. On Various Anxieties
00:34:56: 14. On the Misery of the Poor and the Rich
00:36:55: 15. On the Misery of Servants and Masters
00:38:53: 22. On the Proximity of Death
00:40:11: 27. On the Various Types of Tortures
00:41:26: Commentary
00:47:13: Mystery Word: furcifer
00:51:35: Outro
Medieval Death Trip
On Medieval Death Trip, we feature a selected medieval text (often historical, occasionally literary) that touches on the odd, the gruesome, the unexpected, and similarly curious incidents, images, or ideas. In addition to presenting the text itself, each episode features commentary and musings upon that text.
