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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Die alte Litanei
Contributor:
Frey, Winfried
Published:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2016
Published in:
Aschkenas, 26 (2016) 1
Language:
Without Specification
DOI:
10.1515/asch-2016-0009
ISSN:
1016-4987;
1865-9438
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
AbstractLitanies, 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.