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These leg bands were worn around the ankles, spikes facing inwards, as a type of penance. Penance in the form of prayers is carried out by some Christians in the hope of being forgiven for their sins. Christian belief during 1501-1800 taught that illness and disease were the result of sin. Penance was carried out by fasting and, in some cases, by inflicting physical harm on one’s self. At the time of the Black Death – and during later outbreaks of plague – groups of fanatical penitents would travel from town to town, beating themselves, wearing such spiked devices and flagellating their skin. These deeds were presented as acts of repentance for the world’s sins – the penitents believed God was punishing these sins by means of the plague. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Europe Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0057402 Pair of penitent's spiked leg bands, Europe, 1501-1800 |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0057402 Pair of penitent's spiked leg bands, Europe, 1501-1800 |
Copyright holder | Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Image title | L0057402 Pair of penitent's spiked leg bands, Europe, 1501-1800
Credit: Science Museum, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org These leg bands were worn around the ankles, spikes facing inwards, as a type of penance. Penance in the form of prayers is carried out by some Christians in the hope of being forgiven for their sins. Christian belief during 1501-1800 taught that illness and disease were the result of sin. Penance was carried out by fasting and, in some cases, by inflicting physical harm on one’s self. At the time of the Black Death – and during later outbreaks of plague – groups of fanatical penitents would travel from town to town, beating themselves, wearing such spiked devices and flagellating their skin. These deeds were presented as acts of repentance for the world’s sins – the penitents believed God was punishing these sins by means of the plague. maker: Unknown maker Place made: Europe made: 1501-1800 Published: - Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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