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[[File:Gallee.jpg|thumb|right|Facsimile reproduction of the first twenty chapter headings of the ''Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum'', below the [[Old Saxon Baptismal Vow]]]] |
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⚫ | The '''''Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum''''' (''Small index of superstitions and paganism'') is a [[Latin]] collection of [[Capitulary|capitularies]] identifying and condemning superstitious and pagan beliefs found in the north of [[Gaul]]<ref name=dierkens24>Dierkens 24.</ref> and among the [[Saxon]]s during the time of their subjugation and conversion by [[Charlemagne]]. |
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From the original manuscript only the cover remains, which lists thirty chapters. This index provides valuable insight into the religious culture of the pagan Saxons (from the Christian point of view) and into the daily practices of Christian missionaries working in that area. |
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The manuscript is held in the [[Vatican Library]] in a collection (''Codex Palatinus Latinus'' 577) which probably originates from [[Fulda]] and thence traveled to Mainz, arriving there in 1479. From Mainz it went to the [[Bibliotheca Palatina]] in [[Heidelberg]], and arrived in Rome at the latest in 1623. |
From the original manuscript only the cover remains, which lists thirty chapters. The manuscript is held in the [[Vatican Library]] in a collection (''Codex Palatinus Latinus'' 577) which probably originates from [[Fulda]] and thence traveled to [[Mainz]], arriving there in 1479. From Mainz it went to the [[Bibliotheca Palatina]] in [[Heidelberg]], and arrived in Rome at the latest in 1623. Preceding the ''Indiculus'' is the so-called [[Old Saxon Baptismal Vow]]. The text is edited in the ''Karlomanni Principis Capitulare'', published by the [[Monumenta Germaniae Historica]]. |
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''Codex Palatinus Latinus'' 577 itself appears to have been copied ca. 800 in either Fulda or [[Mainz]]. Alain Dierkens argues, on the basis of word choice (the correspondence between the phrase ''superstitionem et paganiarum'' and the diction used by Boniface in his 742<ref>Tangl, letter 50, 80ff.</ref> letter to [[Pope Zachary]]) and a comparison between the content of the ''Indiculus'' and the conclusions of the [[Concilium Germanicum]] (744), that the ''Indiculus'' was indeed appended to or pertained to the decisions made at the Concilium Germanicum and the two consequent Frankish synods at Estinnes and Soissons.<ref>Dierkens 23.</ref> In other words, they were not the product of a late-seventh century scribe at Fulda, nor were the prohibitions aimed specifically or exclusively at the Saxons.<ref name=dierkens24/> |
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===Editionen=== |
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* Georg Heinrich Pertz: ''Capitularia regum Francorum.'' [[Monumenta Germaniae Historica|MGH]], Leges Bd. 1) 1835, S. 19-20 ([http://mdz10.bib-bvb.de/~db/bsb00000876/images/index.html?seite=60 Digitalisat]) |
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* Heinrich Albin Saupe: ''Der Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum, ein Verzeichnis heidnischer nnd abergläubischer Gebräuche und Meinungen aus der Zeit Karls des Großen, aus zumeist gleichzeitigen Schriften erläutert.'' [[Schulprogramm (historisch)|Schulprogramm]] Leipzig: Städtisches Realgymnasium 1890 (Progr. Nr. 551) ([http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=1NFAAAAAIAAJ&dq=Indiculus+superstitionum+et+paganiarum&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=oTwa9-8Rct&sig=ICf3DEpep75I61gALFbNH7RbAZI&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA3,M1 Digitalisat]) |
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==Significance== |
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===Sekundärliteratur=== |
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The index provides valuable insight into the religious culture of the pagan Saxons (from the Christian point of view) and into the daily practices of Christian missionaries working in that area. Since it is more or less contemporary with the activities of [[Saint Boniface]] in modern-day Germany, he has been called a "guiding influence" on its compilation.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=qh1lrIM5nd4C&pg=PA173 Filotas 173.]</ref> According to Alain Dierkens, the ''Indiculus'', which he thinks derives from the "entourage" of Boniface, evidences the ongoing practice of pre-Christian practices, including divination, the use of amulets, magic, and witchcraft, and suggests that the church allowed or transformed certain practices which it had been unable to extirpate.<ref>Dierkens 25-26.</ref> |
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==Editions== |
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* [http://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/bsb00000876/images/index.html?seite=60 "Forma Abrenuntiationis diaboli; Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum"]. Georg Heinrich Pertz, ''Capitularia regum Francorum'' Vol. 1. [[Monumenta Germaniae Historica|MGH]], 1835, 19-20. |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of Frankish synods]] |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book|last=Dierkens|first=Alain|editor=Hervé Hasquin|title=Magie, sorcellerie, parapsychologie|year=1984|publisher=Éditions de l'Université de Bruxelles|location=Brussels|pages=9–26|chapter=Superstitions, christianisme et paganisme à la fin de l'époque mérovingienne: à propos de l{{'}}''Indiculus superstitionem et paganiarum''}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Filotas|first=Bernadette|title=Pagan survivals, superstitions and popular cultures in early medieval pastoral literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qh1lrIM5nd4C|series=Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Studies and texts|volume=151|year=2005|publisher=Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies|location=Toronto|isbn=978-0-88844-151-5}} |
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⚫ | *Homann, Holger; Eckard Meineke, and Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand. ''Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum''. In: Heinrich Beck, Dieter Geuenich, [[Heiko Steuer]] (eds.), ''[[Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde]]'' Volume 15. Berlin / New York: de Gruyter, 2000. {{ISBN|3-11-016649-6}}. pp. 369–384. |
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*Saupe, Heinrich Albin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1NFAAAAAIAAJ&q=Indiculus+superstitionum+et+paganiarum&pg=PA3 ''Der Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum, ein Verzeichnis heidnischer nnd abergläubischer Gebräuche und Meinungen aus der Zeit Karls des Großen, aus zumeist gleichzeitigen Schriften erläutert'']. Programm der Städtischen Realgymnasiums zu Leipzig, 1890. |
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*{{cite book|last=Tangl|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Tangl|title=Die Briefe des Heiligen Bonifatius und Lullus|series=[[Monumenta Germaniae Historica]], Epistolae Selectae|volume=1|year=1916|publisher=Weidmann|location=Berlin}} |
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The Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum (Small index of superstitions and paganism) is a Latin collection of capitularies identifying and condemning superstitious and pagan beliefs found in the north of Gaul[1] and among the Saxons during the time of their subjugation and conversion by Charlemagne.
From the original manuscript only the cover remains, which lists thirty chapters. The manuscript is held in the Vatican Library in a collection (Codex Palatinus Latinus 577) which probably originates from Fulda and thence traveled to Mainz, arriving there in 1479. From Mainz it went to the Bibliotheca Palatina in Heidelberg, and arrived in Rome at the latest in 1623. Preceding the Indiculus is the so-called Old Saxon Baptismal Vow. The text is edited in the Karlomanni Principis Capitulare, published by the Monumenta Germaniae Historica.
Date
[edit]Codex Palatinus Latinus 577 itself appears to have been copied ca. 800 in either Fulda or Mainz. Alain Dierkens argues, on the basis of word choice (the correspondence between the phrase superstitionem et paganiarum and the diction used by Boniface in his 742[2] letter to Pope Zachary) and a comparison between the content of the Indiculus and the conclusions of the Concilium Germanicum (744), that the Indiculus was indeed appended to or pertained to the decisions made at the Concilium Germanicum and the two consequent Frankish synods at Estinnes and Soissons.[3] In other words, they were not the product of a late-seventh century scribe at Fulda, nor were the prohibitions aimed specifically or exclusively at the Saxons.[1]
Significance
[edit]The index provides valuable insight into the religious culture of the pagan Saxons (from the Christian point of view) and into the daily practices of Christian missionaries working in that area. Since it is more or less contemporary with the activities of Saint Boniface in modern-day Germany, he has been called a "guiding influence" on its compilation.[4] According to Alain Dierkens, the Indiculus, which he thinks derives from the "entourage" of Boniface, evidences the ongoing practice of pre-Christian practices, including divination, the use of amulets, magic, and witchcraft, and suggests that the church allowed or transformed certain practices which it had been unable to extirpate.[5]
Editions
[edit]- "Forma Abrenuntiationis diaboli; Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum". Georg Heinrich Pertz, Capitularia regum Francorum Vol. 1. MGH, 1835, 19-20.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Notes
- Bibliography
- Dierkens, Alain (1984). "Superstitions, christianisme et paganisme à la fin de l'époque mérovingienne: à propos de l'Indiculus superstitionem et paganiarum". In Hervé Hasquin (ed.). Magie, sorcellerie, parapsychologie. Brussels: Éditions de l'Université de Bruxelles. pp. 9–26.
- Filotas, Bernadette (2005). Pagan survivals, superstitions and popular cultures in early medieval pastoral literature. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Studies and texts. Vol. 151. Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. ISBN 978-0-88844-151-5.
- Homann, Holger. Der Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum und verwandte Denkmäler. PhD diss., Faculty of Philosophy, University of Göttingen, 28 November 1966.
- Homann, Holger; Eckard Meineke, and Ruth Schmidt-Wiegand. Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum. In: Heinrich Beck, Dieter Geuenich, Heiko Steuer (eds.), Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Volume 15. Berlin / New York: de Gruyter, 2000. ISBN 3-11-016649-6. pp. 369–384.
- Saupe, Heinrich Albin. Der Indiculus superstitionum et paganiarum, ein Verzeichnis heidnischer nnd abergläubischer Gebräuche und Meinungen aus der Zeit Karls des Großen, aus zumeist gleichzeitigen Schriften erläutert. Programm der Städtischen Realgymnasiums zu Leipzig, 1890.
- Tangl, Michael (1916). Die Briefe des Heiligen Bonifatius und Lullus. Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Epistolae Selectae. Vol. 1. Berlin: Weidmann.