medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
If we are still talking about exsufflation, I don't think that it is a
sneeze so much as a kind raspberry or Bronx cheer, which is still very much
in use as an expression of contempt.
B.F.
At 09:00 AM 2/21/2001 -0800, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>Interesting how sneezing went from some sort of bodily
>affliction (or ersatz exorcism) to a sign of contempt.
>Didn't people in later centuries carry a substance
>(snuff? pepper?) to provoke a sneeze to indicate
>disrespect, thereby producing our "That's nothing to
>sneeze at"?
>
>MG
>
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