Two random - and disconnected - thoughts:
It's considered a breach of etiquette not to address
medical drs. as Dr. So&so, but Phd's are considered
arrogant or some such for calling themselves same. Who
made up that rule? I wonder how drs. sign articles in
medical journals.
Since Christopher thought OP was "out of print," he
may not know that the letters stand for Order of
Preachers, i.e. Dominicans.
MG
--- Dorothea Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello to all,
> I think that we as medievalists understand the
> religious suffix to the name
> better than others, it was and most likely still is
> a question of
> belonging, as was true with all medieval names of
> the upper classes. What I
> don't know iw whether these religious suffixes are
> considered part of the
> legal name. Anyone who has spent a lifetime serving
> in one of these orders
> knows what the folks who wrote the application for
> admissions to my
> graduate school did not know when they wrote:
> "Please give full name without honorific titles such
> as Sister."
> Dotty Martin
> At 10:46 PM 1/21/01 MST, you wrote:
> >Leah Rutchick <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >>What is the general opinion on whether one should
> use the vocational title
> >in a bibliographic citation?
> >
> >as Marjorie and Clement's posts demonstrate, this
> would be a nice gesture, at
> >the least; my own problem was that i am
> unaccountably suspicious of guys
> named
> >"Marie," and most all of Doctor (Professor?
> Father??)'s works which i've seen
> >have been signed "M.-D. Chenu," though i believe i
> have seen one "Marie
> >-[?]D.," but never noticed the "O.P." which
> would, in any case, be read as
> >"Out of Print" in my world. not much help.
> >
> >i certainly mean no disrepect, particularly for
> those scholars whose work has
> >gained my respect, as is certainly the case here.
> >
> >and i thank Marjorie for the clarification.
> >
> >best to all from here,
> >
> >christopher
> >
> >
> >
>
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