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Thanks for the replies from Bernadette and Ann. I have Chambers, and plenty
of references to practices in Russia (some of you may be familiar with
Tarkovsky vision of 'Ivan Kupalo' aka St John's Eve in the film 'Andrei
Rublev') but would appreciate any further references off-list,
Best,
Stella Rock
At 07:54 28/09/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Stella, have you checked F.X. Weiser, Handbook of Christian Feasts and
>Customs and Chambers' The Medieval Stage? If you are interested I can send
>you, off-list, a handful of brief references to St. John's day/summer
>solstice practices in early medieval texts.
>Bernadette Filotas
>
>
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>Subject: [M-R] St John's Eve
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> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> > Dear colleagues,
> >
> > I'd be grateful for suggested reading on the feast of the Nativity of St
> > John the Baptist. I'm looking for reliable sources on when and where it
>was
> > first established, how popular it was (plus geographical and chronological
> > variations in popularity) and geographical variations on the types of
> > prescribed and proscribed festivities that accompanied it. I've come
>across
> > many a reference to the 'pagan' nature of these festivities, but have yet
> > to find a plausible historical analysis of them. Is there one?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dr Stella Rock
> >
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