Jean sans Peur et la « fole secte » des devins
Enjeux et circonstances de la rédaction du traité Contre les devineurs (1411) de Laurent Pignon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9402848 |
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| Authors | Julien Véronèse (0000-0003-1841-9419, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 40 |
| Pages | 113-132 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Médiévales (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0751-2708 • E-ISSN: 1777-5892 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/medi.2001.1515 |
| OpenAlex | W1985366850 |
| Language | FR |
| References cited | 2 |
John the Fearless and the « Mad Sect » of the Diviners : The Stakes and Circumstances of the Treatise Contre les devineurs (1411) by Laurent Pignon - As the crossroads of the 14th and 15th centuries, at a time of political unrest in the French kingdom, a variety of magical and divinatory practices made a marked appearance in princely circles, and notably at the court of Burgundy. In 1411, the Dominican Laurent Pignon, in his role of good advisor, warned his prince, Duke John the Fearless, against this evil influence by dedicating to him his treaty, Contre les devineurs. Does this imply that the Duke was somehow implicated ? So, at least, rumor asserts. Pignon points out the dangers threatening his protector if superstitious practices are used as a means of government. To better convince him, Pignon affirms that the « diviners » whom the Duke may be tempted to heed form a sect devoted to the devil, set on controlling Christianity. The argument seems a conclusive one. But what are the real facts
Art · Humanities · Political science · Treaty · Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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