What's the CULTURAL legacy of the Black Death?
I've heard enough about the social and economic transformations stemming from the Plague, but what of the cultural impact?
>>2584984
it's argued it is one of the many factors that prompted such things as the reinessance, causing a widespread discontent towards a God who would let all that happen
That's one of the things
stupid shitty cats being the meme pet of all time
fuck me running, enough already
>>2584990
You're a fucking idiot. People became way more religious in Europe after the black death, just look at reformed Christianity.
>>2584984
You can't separate society from economics in medieval Europe. The aristocracy dominated both.
>>2585485
While I do agree that Protestants are more religious than Catholics, the former was a result of the later being dicks, not something you can give the Black Death any credits for.
Anti-Semitism. Jewish folk were accused of poisoning wells except in Poland which evidently had none.
>>2585485
Look at how art went from being all about religion to being all about death and then from then on they just painted whatever. Most people were probably religious but things secularized in a way.
>>2585509
Actually the jewish practice of well-poisoning continues into modern day.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settler_violence
It's no myth.
>>2584984
Le happy skeleton became a popular subject in art.
>>2585561
>>2585561
You're right actually the memento mori did become anything immediately after the Black Death.
An interesting commentary on human psychology and adapting to the constant threat of terrible death.
>>2585561
>>2585001
Underrated post
Lords competing for the remaining workers ended feudalism
>>2585885
thats not really cultural
>>2585585
>An interesting commentary on human psychology and adapting to the constant threat of terrible death.
That has been always the case.
You're thinking of the constant sight of death and disease.
>>2585506
A factor to this was the Catholic Church losing its authority over people as it was unable to do anything about the great death.