medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I am sure consulting J. F. HAMBURGER, St. John the Divine. The Deified
Evangelist in Medieval Art and Theology, California UP, 2002 (which I have
not read yet) will be useful
Carlos
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From: "Jim Bugslag" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [M-R] double symbolism of eagle (WAS: monks as wild animals)
> Dear George,
> On the positive side, the eagle was considered the only animal capable of
looking
> directly at the sun, which of course, has symbolic connotations in terms
of its
> relationship with St John the Evangelist. > Cheers,
> Jim Bugslag
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