medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Stop speculating. We have too often been wrong that way. Does anyone have a
source?
--V. K. Inman
Quoting "V. Kerry Inman" <[log in to unmask]>:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> A good question. I always thought that someone turned that around for
> humorous
> purposes and that it was originally that one would not drown if innocent.
> Does
> anyone have the souces for this?
>
> --V.K. Inman
>
>
> Quoting Dr Rosemary Hayes <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> > How does this all relate to the ordeal for witches who floated if guilty
> and
> > sank if innocent - or do I have it the wrong way round?
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Rosemary Hayes
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Denis Hue" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 6:49 AM
> > Subject: Re: [M-R] Water and drowning
> >
> >
> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> >
> > a curious case in Joinville's Vie de Saint Louis: a Crusader falls in the
> > sea, he cannot swim but doesn't sink: he's put his life in the hands of
> Mary
> > so, very peacefully, he floats until another boats picks him up.
> >
> > ***********************
> > N'en sai plus dire
> > ***********************
> > Denis Hüe,
> > responsable du Master Lettres Langues Communication
> > Centre d'Etude des Textes Médiévaux, (CETM-CELAM)
> > Université de Haute Bretagne
> > http://www.uhb.fr/alc/medieval
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Chris Daniell <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 3:57 PM
> > Subject: [M-R] Water
> >
> >
> > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
> culture
> > >
> > > The recent thread about 'holy water' has another aspect - that of
> > > Christians being unable to drown and pagans / unbelievers drowning.
> This
> > > has Biblical examples (Parting of the Red Sea, Noah, Christ walking on
> > > water etc) and was a motif used extensively by Medieval Christian
> writers.
> > > If anyone is interested I can supply some additional examples
> > >
> > > Chris Daniell
> > >
> > > PS As I am leaving my current job I will only be on this e-mail address
> > > until end of play Thurs 4th Nov
> > >
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