Tag Archives: Norman Cohn

FAUST IN THE HAUS

MEPHIST. Now, Faustus, what wouldst thou have me do? FAUSTUS. I charge thee wait upon me whilst I live, To do whatever Faustus shall command, Be it to make the moon drop from her sphere, Or the ocean to overwhelm … Continue reading

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HERESY OF THE FREE SPIRIT

“the adepts of the Free Spirit did not form a single church but rather a number of likeminded groups, each with its own messiah and each with its own particular practices, rites and articles of belief.” It is characteristic of … Continue reading

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THERE WILL BE BLOOD

” The glory of all the Saints, ” they asserted, ” is to wreak vengeance… Revenge without mercy is the fate of all who are not marked with the Sign”. ”Cohn notes that John of Leyden (aka Jan Bockelson) wrote … Continue reading

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