Were medieval Catholics really surrounded by secret pagans? Or is that just a myth? In this video, we uncover the forgotten relationship between Catholicism and paganism in the Middle Ages—and why everything you think you know about medieval paganism might be wrong.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro: Were Catholics Secretly Pagan?
0:57 - Pagan Imagery in Churches
1:27 - What “Paganism” Really Meant in the Middle Ages
2:35 - The Green Man and Medieval Church Art
3:45 - Gargoyles, Manuscripts, and Christian Symbolism
4:53 - Eamon Duffy and the Reality of Medieval Belief
5:36 - Saints, Bulls, and “Pagan” Practices
6:12 - Pope Gregory’s Plan for Pagan Temples
7:33 - Why “Folk” Catholicism Was the Real Thing
8:31 - How Paganism Became a Legal Weapon
9:00 - Reformation Myths and Pagan Accusations
9:39 - Conclusion: Was Medieval Catholicism Pagan?
Works Cited
Bede. Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Translated by Leo Sherley-Price, Penguin Classics, 1990.
Duffy, Eamon. The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400–1580. Yale University Press, 1992.
Gregory I (Pope). “Letter to Abbot Mellitus.” Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham University, www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/gregory1-mellitus.html.
Michelet, Jules. La Sorcière. 1862. Translated as Satanism and Witchcraft, Citadel Press, 1992.
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