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Die alte Litanei by Winfried Frey is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Die alte Litanei about?
Litanies, which are sung in great variety also today, especially on pilgrimages, have been popular for centuries in the Catholic Church, as a form of prayer that creates a sense of community and makes people forget their everyday problems. But these kinds of function hold many dangers: they can arise also from ›unholy‹ causes and ›unholy‹ aims can be achieved with them. The »Deggendorfer Gnad«, a pilgrimage in memory of a host desecration in Lower Bavaria, allegedly committed by Jews, and the pilgrimage to Andreas of Rinn near Innsbruck, alleged victim of a ritual murder committed by Jews, may serve as examples of the effects and consequences the traditional but questionable litanies can have for the Christian-Jewish relationship.
Who reads Die alte Litanei?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Social Sciences.
- Author
- Winfried Frey
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Social Sciences