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Raging at Reality: The Sins of Violence in Dante’s Inferno

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We continue our tour through Dante’s Inferno by examining the levels of hell reserved to sins of violence. Specifically, we discuss Cantos IX-XV. To supplement your reading, there are a myriad of dramatic versions of the Inferno online. If you would like to hear the actual text of Canto X in the original Italian with some great Medieval graphics, click here. There is also a very helpful presentation on Canto X with English subheadings here. The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by George Sarah. This program of mystagogy is hosted by the Adult Faith Programs at Saint Stephen Martyr Church in Chesapeake, Virginia.

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