medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> I seriously doubt
> > that there is a positive relationship between holiness and masculinity in
> > history in the ordinary sense of the word *masculinity*.
The Old Testament description of Prophets as "hairy men" was quite
literally incorporated in medieval visual imagery, particularly in
the Byzantine east, but also, to some extent, in Europe, e.g. John
the Baptist.
Cheers,
Jim Bugslag
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