medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I am working on an article that deals, among other things, with attitudes in
Jewish sources (from all periods) about the question above: What cleans
better: Cold water or warm water ? The question, stupid as it might seem, is
very crucial to understand attitudes about ritual purification. Can a warm
ritual bath be "kosher", despite the fact that in nature water is generally
cold ? Maybe it is even better ? Is warm water as "fresh", and/or "living",
as cold water ? I assume that today most people will say warm water cleans
better than cold water. If you think I am wrong, please let me know. Does
anybody know about such discussions and concepts in whatever sources
(Greco-Roman, Christian, scientific, medical ...) ? I will be very happy to
know about such sources.
Thanks,
Evyatar Marienberg
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Dr Evyatar Marienberg
Scholar-in-Residence
Paideia Institute, Stockholm
http://www.chez.com/evyatar/files/contents.htm
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