medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>From: Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]>
>my favorite is the little bits of mirrors which were built into the Aachen
>badges, apparently for the purpose of "catching" a glimpse of the major
>relic of the place (a chemise of the Virgin) on a day when it was being
>monstrated so that it could be taken home.
Yet Europeans have had the gall to make fun of more "primitive" peoples who
thought that mirrors and cameras might "steal" their souls!
Francine Nicholson
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