355 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: The Surprising Irish Origin of Purgatory

355 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: The Surprising Irish Origin of Purgatory

In this episode of the Universal History podcast with Richard Rohlin, we discuss the surprising Irish origin of the medieval notion of purgatory, why it's understandable that purgatory is part of the medieval experience, its relevance to our lives today, and how Dante presents purgatory in a new, more optimistic way in his Divine Comedy.

YouTube version: https://youtu.be/XBdXgwl1VYU

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Coming up
01:11 - Intro music
01:37 - Introduction
04:23 - Ireland in the medieval period
13:31 - History for the Irish
20:15 - A lyrical approach
23:51 - Magical realism
29:37 - Ireland's rigour
37:34 - The popular medieval belief of Purgatory
40:25 - The Irish Penitentials
43:03 - Purification after death
50:20 - Avoid purgatory
51:06 - Descriptions of purgatory
54:57 - The problem statement
01:07:03 - Dante's purgatory
01:09:04 - The best defense for purgatory
01:17:15 - Bringing it home

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