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Dante lives again in Umbria Souls in the circle of the envious

These souls have their eyelids wired together and are thus effectively blinded. This fact establishes a close link between them and the wild sparrow-hawks described in the book written by Frederick II On the art of hunting with birds, II, 53. The eyelids of these hunting birds were sewn together so that they could be more easily domesticated and trained. The envious souls have their eyelids sewn together so that they may be purged more quickly of their sin: incorrect vision. Their misery is exacerbated by the fact that Dante has also added a cilice or hair shirt and has them crowded into this circle only to stumble over each other. Gillessen, like Dante, is moved by so much human misery which is not unlike the historical footage depicting people in Nazi concentration camps - emaciated figures of what was once people, but now almost lifeless, wallowing only in frightened confusion.
Souls in the circle of the envious

Introduction
Dante lost in the dark wood (Inferno, I)
Dante - follower of Christ made flesh (Inferno, I)
The arrival of Caronte (Inferno, III)
The Noble Castle of Limbo (Inferno, IV)
Tremendous Minos (Inferno, V)
The lustful Guido Guinizelli and Arnaut Daniel (Purgatorio, XXVI)
Souls in the circle of the envious (Purgatorio, XIII)
The sky of Mercury - the active spirits (Paradiso, V-VI)
Invective of St. Benedict (Paradiso, XXII)
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Dante lives again in Umbria	Souls in the circle of the envious
These souls have their eyelids wired together and are thus effectively blinded. This fact establishes a close link between them and the wild sparrow-hawks described in the book written by Frederick II On the art of hunting with birds, II, 53. The eyelids of these hunting birds were sewn together so that they could be more easily domesticated and trained. The envious souls have their eyelids sewn together so that they may be purged more quickly of their sin: incorrect vision. Their misery is exacerbated by the fact that Dante has also added a cilice or hair shirt and has them crowded into this circle only to stumble over each other. Gillessen, like Dante, is moved by so much human misery which is not unlike the historical footage depicting people in Nazi concentration camps - emaciated figures of what was once people, but now almost lifeless, wallowing only in frightened confusion.
Introduction Dante lost in the dark wood (Inferno, I) Dante - follower of Christ made flesh (Inferno, I) The arrival of Caronte (Inferno, III) The Noble Castle of Limbo (Inferno, IV) Tremendous Minos (Inferno, V) The lustful Guido Guinizelli and Arnaut Daniel (Purgatorio, XXVI) Souls in the circle of the envious (Purgatorio, XIII) The sky of Mercury - the active spirits (Paradiso, V-VI) Invective of St. Benedict (Paradiso, XXII) index


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