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04 Danse Macabre - Common Aspects.pdf

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Danse Macabre Common Graphic

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2017

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The common aspects of the Danse Macabre

Because of its focus on the afterlife, the Danse Macabre carries deep religious connotations. Saintly relics and art depicting the violent death of Jesus contributed to a cultural obsession with the macabre. Linguists believe that even the word “macabre” stems from the slaughter of the Maccabees (leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took control of Judea 164 BCE-63 BCE), a conflict showcased by a well-known miracle play of the Middle Ages. These Danse Macabre icons occur in the repeated woodblock border of a 15th century book of hours, a devotional text.

Printed Book of Hours. Utah State University, Merrill Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, SCAV0423

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